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Only one-third of ambulatory surgery centers voluntarily disclose how often patients are sent to an emergency department following complications that arise during a procedure. https://blog.definitivehc.com/high-patient-risk-ambulatory-surgery-centers
17 states do not require surgery centers to report patient deaths to the state or federal government. https://khn.org/news/lax-oversight-leaves-surgery-center-regulators-and-patients-in-the-dark/
A new joint investigation by USA TODAY and Kaiser Health News sheds light on surgery centers plagued by poor oversight, unqualified or ill-equipped staff and little-to-no accountability. http://letamericaknow.com/view_feature_ysk.php?memberid=22871&orderid=957&issueid=1903#
USA Today video features investigators, patients and families talking about how routine procedures performed at a surgery center became a medical nightmare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2d-2xY074
Over half of routine surgeries are now done in outpatient surgery centers instead of hospitals, up 32 percent since 2005: tonsillectomies, colonoscopies and cataract surgeries are just a few. Have you had a procedure done at a surgery center? How was your experience? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181011005301/en/2018-Ambulatory-Surgery-Center-ASC-Market-Projected
Most surgery center procedures go off without a hitch. But new investigations show lax oversight and regulation may be putting patients at serious risk.http://letamericaknow.com/view_newsletter_ysk.php?memberid=22871&orderid=957&newsletterid=466&issueid=1903&subscriberid=