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Physician’s license suspended in wake of sexual assault charges
A Washington physician’s license has been suspended after he allegedly sexually assaulted three patients in a hospital during their treatment, the Washington State Department of Health said July 26.
Sanford recruiting gastroenterologists to address yearlong wait for colonoscopies
Patients of Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., are experiencing wait times of up to a year for routine colonoscopies because of backlogs, Inforum reported July 26.
Traveling nurse wages take a fall
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses in the U.S. were making some of the highest wages they had ever seen. A travel nurse could make, on average, $10,000 a week, The Wall Street Journal reported.
‘Convenience matters’: Why multisite ASCs are on the rise
Multisite ASC networks are one of the biggest new trends in the market today.
Tenet pays Baylor $406M to own 100% of USPI
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare now owns 100 percent of United Surgical Partners International’s voting shares, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during a July 22 earnings call, according to Seeking Alpha.
Airfares drop in time for fall business travel
Upcoming domestic flight prices are 26 percent cheaper than this summer’s flights, and fall international flight costs will drop 25 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported July 26.
US News & World Report’s top dozen ophthalmology hospitals
U.S. News & World Report released its Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology 2022-23 list on July 26.
5 supply chain updates
Supply chain developments reported by Becker’s since July 21:
Dr. Gil Melmed joins Oshi Health medical advisory board
Gil Melmed, MD, has joined virtual gastrointestinal care company Oshi Health’s medical advisory board, according to a press release sent to Becker’s.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush: 5 fast facts
Here are five fast facts on Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush:
