Claire Wallace

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Who is moving into medical office buildings in 2024

Nearly half of medical office building leases signed in 2024 were done by health systems, according to a March report from commercial real estate company JLL. As health systems increasingly see the benefit of outpatient care, they have continued to migrate to medical office buildings to provide ambulatory services.  From December 2023 to December 2024, […]

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The 5 cities with the highest costs for a medical visit

Personal finance website WalletHub has identified five U.S. cities with the highest medical visit cost as part of its annual ranking of the healthiest and unhealthiest cities in America. WalletHub determined the 10 healthiest and unhealthiest places to live by comparing 182 U.S. cities, including the 150 most populated cities plus at least two of […]

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Goldman Sachs predicts tariff-led recession to hit the US

Investment banking company Goldman Sachs has released a new prediction that the U.S. has a 35% chance of entering a recession in the next year, according to a March 31 Forbes report.  Previously, the recession prediction for the next year sat at 20%. The hike is due to new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump […]

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The 10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities in America

San Francisco has been named the healthiest city in America to live in, according to a March 31 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub determined the 10 healthiest and unhealthiest places to live by comparing 182 U.S. cities, including the 150 most populated cities in the U.S. plus at least two of the most […]

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Uvalde Memorial breaks ground on $84M medical office building

Uvalde (Texas) Memorial Hospital has broken ground on an $84 million medical office building, according to a March 30 report from the Uvalde Leader-News. The facility is expected to total 86,000 square feet, housing both specialty care and primary care. The three-story facility will be staffed by 12 physicians.  Ground on the new project was […]

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NAPA to provide anesthesia services for North Carolina ASC

North American Partners in Anesthesia has joined with Fayetteville (N.C.) Ambulatory Surgery Center to provide anesthesia services. 

NAPA will become the official provider for the ASC beginning May 1, according to a March 31 press release.&nbs…

‘Love is Blind’ star joins list of celebrities raising colonoscopy awareness

Colonoscopy awareness was front of mind during the newest season of Netflix reality show “Love is Blind” thanks to contestant Taylor Hastings, according to a March 27 report from local NBC affiliate KARE. Ms. Hastings is also an endoscopy nurse at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, and during her 1-on-1 dates on the hit show, […]

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‘Love is Blind’ star joins list of celebrities raising colonoscopy awareness

Colonoscopy awareness was front of mind during the newest season of Netflix reality show “Love is Blind” thanks to contestant Taylor Hastings, according to a March 27 report from local NBC affiliate KARE. Ms. Hastings is also an endoscopy nurse at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, and during her 1-on-1 dates on the hit show, […]

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6 health systems adding anesthesia partners in 2025

Here are six health systems that have added new anesthesia partners so far in 2025:  1. Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health added Lancaster, Pa.-based Prime Anesthesia Associates. Prime’s three physicians and two certified registered nurse anesthetists joined Penn State on March 24. 2. Greenville, S.C.-based Bon Secours expanded its ongoing relationship with North American Partners […]

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8% of GIs have considered suicide: 10 notes on the problem

At least 8% of gastroenterologists have contemplated suicide, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Gastroenterologists and Suicide Report,” published March 28.  Here are nine additional things to know about the problem among GI specialists:  1. While 8% of GIs have had suicidal ideations, 0% of surveyed providers have attempted suicide.  2. Around 34% of GIs know at […]

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