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Here is a list of 10 companies for surgery centers and hospitals to know.

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care — AAAHC, which was founded in 1979, has become a leader in ambulatory healthcare accreditation with more than 4,000 organizations accredited nationwide. AAAHC accredits a variety of ambulatory healthcare organizations including endoscopy centers, ASCs,…

St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., has revealed plans for a new $8 million outpatient surgery department to be built within the St. John's Pavilion, according to a report in the Catholic Times.

New York Westchester Square Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., will no longer merge with St. Barnabas Hospital, also in Bronx, according to a report by Crain's New York Business.

Medina (N.Y.) Memorial Health System filed a certificate of need with the New York Health Department to change its name to Orleans Community Health, according to a report in Business First of Buffalo.

Construction is set to begin on the new 50-bed St. Mary's Janesville (Wis.) Hospital, according to a report by WIFR News.

Ohio hospitals are concerned about a likely hospital franchisee fee, estimating that the fee will cost hospitals $145 million, according to a report by the Journal News.

El Camino Hospital Los Gatos (Calif.) has officially opened its doors for business, according to a report by the Los Gatos Weekly-Times.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based St. Vincent's Healthcare, a subsidy of St. Louis, Mo.-based Ascension Health, was awarded a certificate of need for the construction of a new hospital in Clay County, Fla., after an appellate judge overturned an appeal by Orange Park…

Wholesale costs increased 0.2 percent for hospitals and 0.1 percent for physician practices in June, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index.