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Climate change, COVID-19 driving patient relocation
City demographics have been shifting over the last 12 months, as workers and residents have been leaving larger hubs like New York City for smaller cities across states including Florida and Texas.
The 2 best hospitals in Alabama for cardiac surgery
Healthgrades ranked the top 50 hospitals for cardiac surgery in 2023, including two in Alabama.
Mid-career physicians have higher burnout rates: AMA survey
Physicians who have been in practice for six to 10 years have the highest burnout rates, according to a Sept. 26 report from the American Medical Association based on a survey of more than 13,000 physicians and providers across 30 states.
Previously approved ASC project looks to expand by 33%
Greg Daniel, MD, a physician-turned-developer, earned approval for a three-story medical office building in Buffalo, N.Y., two years ago. Now, he plans to expand the project by 33 percent, according to a Sept. 26 report from The Buffalo News.
Wisconsin hospital halts surgical services: 3 things ASCs need to know
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital will temporarily suspend surgical services Oct. 26, citing operational and staffing challenges and low patient demand.
What to know about USPI in 5 numbers
Here are five numbers that offer a snapshot of United Surgical Partners International, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare:
5 things to know about GI Alliance
Here are five fast facts about gastroenterology-focused management service organization GI Alliance:
Intermountain, Orthopedic Partners ASC set to open in Utah
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain is poised to open an orthopedic-focused ASC in Park City, Utah.
The major decisions that changed 24 ASCs for the better this year
From transitioning to a four-day workweek to implementing new payer contracts, 24 healthcare leaders shared with Becker’s the best decisions their ASCs made in the last year.
Kentucky physician convicted of illegal prescribing
Pikeville, Ky.-based physician Crystal Compton, DO, 43, was convicted on 44 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances and conspiracy to illicitly prescribe controlled substances.
