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Indiana ASC expanding surgical team
Columbus-based Southern Indiana Surgery added Cory Banaschak, DO, to its surgical team, The Republic reported Sept. 11.
AmSurg generates $55M in Q2 & 4 more updates
ASC chain AmSurg, subsidiary of physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare, generated roughly $55 million in earnings in the second quarter of this year.
Biggest physician group acquisitions to know
Physician groups are increasingly consolidating, and there was a 145 percent increase in deals from 2020 to 2021, according to VMG Health’s “Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2022.”
Maryland medical office complex with ASCs, digestive care center sold
Shady Grove Professional Centers I and II, 103,249-square-foot, multitenant medical office buildings in Rockville, Md., have sold.
14 of top 20 ranked medical schools cost over $55k a year
The cost of medical school can be a huge burden on many physician-hopefuls, with 14 of the top 20 ranked medical schools costing over $55,000 a year.
4 dates to know when applying for medical school loan forgiveness
In August, the Biden administration announced its plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans, including medical school loans, for qualifying individuals.
Are employed physicians happy with their income? 5 stats
More than half of employed physicians are satisfied with their compensation, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Employed Physicians Report.”
Oregon surgery center enters partnership to increase bed capacity
The Bend (Ore.) Surgery Center has entered a partnership with Bend Transitional Care and Summit Health to expand bed capacity for short-term surgical recovery in the community.
Texas physician who ‘gives other physicians a bad name’ pleads guilty to over-prescribing, fraud
Denton, Texas-based physician Stanley Charles Evans, MD, has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 12.
Johnson & Johnson launches contact lenses for ‘digitally intense’ lifestyles
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has announced the launch of its new Acuvue Oasys Max 1-day contact lenses, designed with TearStable technology and OptiBlue, a blue light filtering technology.
