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Saint Luke's performs 1,000th heart transplant
Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute has performed its 1,000th heart transplant, becoming the 23rd facility in the country to reach the milestone.
The 23 best hospitals in California for knee and hip replacements
Healthgrades ranked the top 100 hospitals for joint replacements in 2023, including 23 in California.
Another Texas hospital shutters: What ASCs need to know
La Grande, Texas-based St. Mark’s Medical Center will shutter Oct. 12.
Louisiana physician charged in $5.6M Medicare fraud scheme
Metairie, La.-based physician Alex Glotser, MD, has been charged with defrauding Medicare of $5.6 million in medically unnecessary equipment and genetic testing.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center to add ASC under new leadership
Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center’s longtime CEO, Craig Leach, is retiring after 39 years with the system. On Nov. 1, Keith Hobbs, who joined the hospital’s administration in February, will take over the role as CEO, according to an Oct. 9 repo…
3 anesthesia legal battles in 1 month
Here are three lawsuits filed or resolved in the last month involving anesthesiologists or anesthesia groups:
The best hospitals in Arizona for orthopedic surgery
Healthgrades has named the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023.
Nurse practitioner charged in $7.8M telehealth fraud scheme
Virginia-based Daphne Jenkins, NP, has been charged for her role in a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment.
10 least-safe cities in the US
St. Louis is the most unsafe city in the U.S. in 2023, according to personal finance website WalletHub.
Connecticut nurse charged for tampering with medication vials
Sean Falzarano, a registered nurse in Southbury, Conn., was charged with five counts of tampering with a consumer product.
