Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length. Shakeel Ahmed, MD. Gastroenterologist and CEO of Atlas Surgical Group (Fairview, Ill.): Over the course of the next decade, I ...

In a defining move for the ASC landscape, St. Louis-based Ascension has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AmSurg, a major ASC operator with 250 locations across the country. The transaction ...