Special Editions Archive

The infection preventionist epitomizes the concept of on-the-job training. There’s no university degree that solely prepares you for a...

Between aging Baby Boomers’ growing needs and a strong same-day preference among patients and insurers, the demand for outpatient orthopedic procedures like total knees and...

Launching a new ASC requires deft coordination among a variety of partners. No matter how specific your circumstances or ambitions may be, the key to success for any ASC project is...

Few surgical leaders will argue that an integrated OR is a more efficient OR. They may, however, split hairs over what actually constitutes an integrated OR in the first place....

Tell us how long you’ve been in your current position and what your job entails. I’ve been in my current position for 28 years. My responsibilities include design...

The Facility Spotlight section of Outpatient Surgery Magazine’s Special Edition on Surgical Construction celebrates the spirit of ASCs and...

Construction of any medical facility — a large hospital or a small ambulatory surgery center (ASC) — has one foundational goal: to effectively...

What has changed is the steady growth in awareness among patients and payers about surgery centers and the reliable patient care and positive outcomes they deliver. What hasn’t changed, unfortunately, is the need for...

The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry is hyper-focused on growth. It is also, however, littered with the carcasses of facilities that failed by attempting to grow too quickly without enough honest forethought and solid strategic planning....

If you’re on the fence about entering the outpatient GI space, a few statistics on colonoscopy cases should be all the convincing you need....