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Developer building 4-story Calif. MOB with ASC
A developer is planning a 93,000-square-foot medical office building with outpatient surgery in Santa Rosa, Calif., Healthcare Design reported Sept. 14.
What employed physicians like least about their job
Lack of autonomy is what nearly half of employed physicians like the least about their jobs, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Employed Physicians Report.”
Missouri physician sentenced, to pay $550K+ after taking bribes from drug manufacturer
Randall Halley, DO, a Nixa, Mo.-based physician, was sentenced after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing the company’s fentanyl drug to his patients, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 13.
3 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs
Mercy Hospital and two more hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 9:
Acceptance rates at the top 20 universities for gastroenterology and hepatology
A 2022 report from U.S. News & World Report ranked the top 20 medical schools for gastroenterology and hepatology for the year, with the University of California San Diego topping the list.
New U.S. unemployment benefit claims down for 5th week in a row
New U.S. unemployment benefit claims have reached the lowest level in three months, with first-time claims down every week for the last five weeks, according to a Sept. 15 report from CNN Business.
7 things for ASCs to know about the newest COVID-19 booster
The FDA has authorized new bivalent COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna for emergency use for all Americans 12 and over, according to a Sept. 1 report from the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Compass Surgical Partners hires 3 execs to meet ASC market demand
Compass Surgical Partners, an ASC developer and manager, has added three new members to its team to help its hospital and surgeon partners adapt to growing market demand.
California hospital system pays $19.5M for medical office complex
Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health purchased a medical office complex in San Jose, Calif., for $19.5 million, The Mercury News reported Sept. 15.
ValueHealth joint venture to develop multiple ASCs in Ohio
Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth has partnered with Chillicothe, Ohio-based Great Seal Medical Group to develop several ASCs throughout Ohio and across the upper Midwest region.
