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Nurses emboldened to call out bad leadership amid nursing shortage, admin says
In recent years, nurses have been asked to do more and more, leading to widespread burnout in the profession.
HCA Healthcare in the news: 6 ASC updates
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has garnered a lot of attention over the last 30 days, with multiple acquisitions and new facilities, one of which is the only of its kind in the world.
Eye clinic boom in Pennsylvania: 5 ophthalmology updates
Pennsylvania saw more ophthalmology deals in the last 30 days than any other state, and its largest city landed a top spot for ophthalmologist pay.
Louisiana ASC 1st in country to implant Biotronik’s ultrathin, drug-eluting stent
A Houma, La.-based practice became the first ASC in the country to implant Biotronik’s Orsiro Mission coronary artery drug eluting stent.
ASCs Inc. sells multispecialty California ASC
ASCs Inc. sold the Newport Beach (Calif.) Multi-Specialty Surgery Center to a regional ASC management company.
Illinois hospital’s $70M facility with ASC: 3 updates
Construction of Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health’s $70 million facility with an ASC is moving along, Commercial News reported Jan. 20.
Omicron a greater risk for young & 6 more COVID-19 updates
Here are seven COVID-19 updates from the last week:
Top 10 surgery residency programs
Here are the top 10 surgery residency programs, from Doximity’s 2021-2022 Residency Navigator:
Virginia bill would allow optometrists to perform in-office laser procedures
Two state bills under consideration in Virginia could change the state’s eye care landscape, NBC affiliate WWBT reported Jan. 19.
Penn State Health becomes part owner in ASC; 17 surgeons keep ownership stake
Penn State Health has become part owner in the Surgery Center of Lancaster (Pa.), the first step in the system’s joint venture with ValueHealth, a Leawood, Kan.-based digital healthcare company.
