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2 ASC acquisitions in July
Here are two ASC acquisitions Becker’s has reported on since July 21:
$100M Pennsylvania project to include 3-story medical office building
A $100 million project in Lancaster, Pa., will include a three-story medical office building, Lancaster Online reported Aug. 4.
Where physician demand is growing
Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare laid out where physician demand is located in the 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
Physician gets 15 years in prison for 5 patient deaths, ‘massive pill mill’
Pennsylvania pain management specialist Raymond Kraynak, DO, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for opioid distribution that resulted in the deaths of five of his patients, the Justice Department said Aug. 4.
Former physician gets 25 years for 2 patient deaths, opioid charges
Former Lake Milton, Ohio, internal medicine physician Martin Escobar was sentenced to 25 years in prison for 54 counts of illegally prescribing controlled substances and 31 counts of healthcare fraud, the Justice Department said Aug. 4.
USPI surgery center in Atlanta now using Stryker robot
Atlanta-based USPI affiliate Resurgens Surgical Center has added Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics system to its practice to assist with joint replacements.
10 gastroenterologists to know
Here are 10 physicians to know who specialize in gastroenterology:
New Jersey hospital receives $500k to serve underserved communities
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center was awarded $500,000 to provide artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy technology to low-income communities.
New Jersey hospital receives funding to serve underserved communities
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center was awarded a membership to use Medtronic GI Genius intelligent endoscopy modules to provide artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy technology to low-income communities.
Indiana ASC performs region’s 1st robotic joint replacement
Columbus (Ind.) Specialty Surgery Center performed the region’s first robotic joint replacement surgery, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
