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5 recent moves by the 5 biggest GI chains
Gastro Health, GI Alliance, PE GI Solutions, One GI and United Digestive are five of the largest gastroenterology megagroups in the country.
Southwest Medical Center strikes anesthesia partnership with Sound Physicians
Liberal, Kan.-based Southwest Medical Center has partnered with multi-specialty medical group Sound Physicians to provide comprehensive anesthesia coverage, according to a Jan. 7 report from KSCB News.
5 GI devices to know
Here are five GI devices to keep an eye on that Becker’s reported on in 2024:
Biden signs law to include optometrists in physician pay scale
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill adding optometry to the physician pay scale as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.
5 issues shaping anesthesia in 2025
Here are five issues anesthesia providers are watching as we begin 2025:
Former Optum Health East, SCA CEO to lead US Radiology Specialists
Caitlin Zulla, who previously led Optum Health East and SCA Health, was named CEO of US Radiology Specialists, according to a Jan. 7 news release.
Former Rocky Mountain Eye Center physician opens Colorado eye clinic
Cory Smith, MD, formerly employed by Pueblo, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Eye Center, has opened his own clinic, also in Pueblo, KOAA News 5 reported Jan. 6.
Dr. Shaina Kumar joins OCLI Vision
Garden City, N.Y.-based OCLI VIsion has added Shaina Kumar, MD, to its ophthalmology staff.
Physician, co-founder of Doctors Without Borders dies at 86
Louis Schittly, MD, a French physician who helped found Doctors Without Borders, has died at age 86, according to a Jan. 7 obituary published by The Washington Post. He died in Mullhouse, France on Jan. 1.
Advocate opens new ASC, cardiovascular center in Chicago suburb
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care opened a new outpatient center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the Daily Herald reported Jan. 6.
