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Most expensive ever: $579M ASC approved at UC Davis
The University of California Board of Regents approved a $579 million ASC at UC Davis Health’s Sacramento campus, Sacramento Business Journal reported May 19.
8 ASC, medical office building transactions totaling $109.7M
Here are eight ASC and medical office building transactions totaling $109.7 million that Becker’s has reported on in the last 17 days:
108,700+ physicians move to employment in the last 3 years: 6 findings
More than 108,700 physicians have shifted to employment from 2019 to 2021, with 58,200 physicians joining hospitals and 50,500 moving to other corporate entities, according to an April report from Avalere.
Patients unhappy with ‘corporate medicine’ will look to independent ASCs, physicians
Hospitals and corporate entities continue to snap up independent physician practices — a trend that has seen a significant spike because of the heightened economic challenges brought by the pandemic — but not all patients are happy with the level of ca…
Which ASCs will win in their market?
The future is bright for ASCs, but amid rising costs and declining reimbursement, many leaders stress the importance of focused growth plans and other strategies to win in their market.
Aspiring orthopedic leaders should take these steps, says chief of surgery
The field of orthopedic surgery is full of aspiring leaders, but the path to that goal isn’t always clear.
Health system takes ownership of orthopedic ASC
Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health acquired the Moore Orthopaedic Clinic Outpatient Surgery Center in Lexington, S.C., according to an email shared with Becker’s May 18.
Nurse pay vs. physician pay for each state
Nurses earn less than a quarter of what physicians earn in seven U.S. states, according to data from ZipRecruiter.
Nurse pay vs. cost of living in each state
The state where average nurse pay goes the furthest is Kentucky, according to data from ZipRecruiter and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator.
Iowa medical office building sold for $1.6M
A medical office building in Clive, Iowa, was purchased for $1.6 million, Business Record reported May 18.
