Patsy Newitt

New York has the highest concentration of anesthesiologists relative to its population, with roughly 37 anesthesiologists per 100,000 residents, according to a analysis of May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2024 U.S. Census population estimates. The figures reflect only employed anesthesiologists counted by the BLS; self-employed providers are excluded. Several states — […]

Eight states have no anesthesia residency program, which means ASCs operating in those markets have no local pipeline and no structural fix on the horizon. Here are 10 more things to know about the geographical discrepancies in the anesthesia provider shortage: 1. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the states with the […]

The number of Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S. grew from roughly 6,100 to 6,468 between December 2022 and March 2025, according to data from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. But amid that national growth there is a quieter trend of a shrinking ASC footprint in a handful of states. Five states and jurisdictions posted a […]

Total clinical compensation rose 4.3% in 2025, but about half of that growth is being funded by providers doing more work, not by gains in reimbursement, according to the AMGA 2026 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey shared with Becker’s. The survey draws on data from 451 medical groups and health systems representing nearly 188,000 […]

South Dakota has the highest concentration of certified registered nurse anesthetists relative to its population, with nearly 44 CRNAs per 100,000 residents, according to a Becker’s analysis of May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2024 U.S. Census population estimates. The figures reflect only employed CRNAs counted by the BLS; self-employed providers are […]

Health systems shuttering ASCs include Catholic Health, LifeBridge Health, and Fairfield Medical Center due to volume and financial pressures in 2024.

When Ascension completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg on June 4, it marked the end of a three-decade arc for one of the most consequential companies in ASCs. AmSurg controls roughly 3.9% of the ASC market with 250-plus centers across 34 states and partners with about 2,000 physicians. That platform, built over 30 years […]

The same strategy is running at many health systems across the country: sell hospitals, buy ASCs, and the transactions are accelerating. St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to become one of the largest ASC operators in the country. The system is acquiring Amsurg and its 250 ASCs for $3 billion, alongside an aggressive hospital divestiture […]

A Fort Worth, Texas cardiologist has been charged in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests on college student athletes, including one who died of sudden cardiac arrest approximately 24 days after the physician allegedly approved his test results as normal in about 11 seconds, the Justice Department said in […]

ASC valuations remain healthy on paper, but many leaders say the problem is the gap between what a center is worth today and what it could have fetched two years ago. ASC EBITDA multiples range from 2.7x to 12.0x, with a median of 10.1x, according to DealStats transaction data. Large, lower-risk centers command closer to […]