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3 recent ASC acquisitions
Two acquisitions from HCA Healthcare and one more ASC acquisition Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 18:
5 highest paying states for ophthalmologists
According to an employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean wage for ophthalmologists is highest in Delaware.
Dallas ASC temporarily closes after medical emergency with ‘compromised’ IV bag
Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas has temporarily paused operations following a medical emergency involving an 18-year–old boy in which a “compromised” IV bag was found at the facility, The Dallas Morning News reported Sep. 5.
Dr. Kingsley Chin forms company focused on ASCs
Kingsley Chin, MD, formed a new company, Nanisx, to push minimally invasive spine technology into ASCs.
Rising pay, top-ranked physicians & more: 7 ophthalmology updates
Viola Kanevsky, OD, is the top eye physician in the country, according to Newsweek’s new ranking, plus six more ophthalmology updates Becker’s has reported on in the last 30 days:
Centene in the headlines: 9 updates in 30 days
From the canceling of nearly $2 billion in projects to a terminated contract with Tenet, here are nine Centene updates published by Becker’s since Aug. 1.
August job report shows promising employment numbers, high inflation
The U.S. labor market added 315,000 new jobs in August, topping analyst expectations and bringing the jobs economy back to its original pre-COVID strength, according to a Sept. 2 report from The Wall Street Journal.
Generation Z is the future of the US workforce: Understand their expectations
Generation Z and millennials now make up over half of the U.S. workforce, and that number is only growing.
Surgical tech company awarded 2 care coordination patents
Healthcare technology company Ospitek was granted two patents for a live patient tracking system for hospitals and ASCs and a smart schedule board for operating rooms.
73 universities with ongoing ophthalmology research funded by NIH grants
The National Institutes of Health provides ophthalmology labs and universities with funds for new research and developments in the field of eyecare.
