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Top 10 best states for physicians
Montana is the best state for physicians, according to personal finance website WalletHub.
Top 10 worst states for physicians
Hawaii is the worst state for physicians, according to personal finance website WalletHub.
Eastern Niagara ASC to close in June
Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Health System’s ASC is set to close its doors on June 17, but it is expected to reopen immediately under Catholic Health management, according to a March 17 report from ABC affiliate WKBW.
51 GI facilities receive 2022-2023 patient choice award
Fifty-one hospitals and health systems, including Phoenix-based Mayo Clinic and Los Angeles-based Cedars Sinai, have received WebMD and Medscape’s 2022-2023 patient choice award for gastroenterology, which takes into account a patient’s top-choice heal…
5 Banner Health updates for ASC leaders to know
Amid Banner Health’s recent Loveland, Colo.-based ASC closure, here are five things to know about the Phoenix-based health system.
10 most expensive medical schools in the US
Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Ill., has been ranked the most expensive medical school for the 2021-2022 school year by International Medical Aid, running students $74,035 annually.
California anesthesiologist gets 17 years for sexual assault
Former Escondido, Calif.-based anesthesiologist Leng Ky was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting patients while they were unconscious, the Times of San Diego reported March 16.
California anesthesiologist gets 17 years for sexual assault
Former Escondido, Calif.-based anesthesiologist Leng Ky was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting patients while they were unconscious, the Times of San Diego reported March 16.
South Carolina physician accused of making false claims about cancer, addiction
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Dalal Akoury, MD, a former Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based physician, of making a range of false claims surrounding addiction and cancer treatment, NBC affiliate WMBF reported March 17.
New York physician assistant bill is legislative cleanup, PA org president says
Legislators in New York are pushing for a bill that would make permanent a state executive order that has allowed physician assistants to practice without a supervising physician since March 2020.
