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Pennsylvania physician practice closes
Eye Physicians of Lancaster (Pa.) closed its doors April 7, according to a notice and pdf letter posted to its website, signed by Thomas Krulewski, MD. He gave no reason for the closure. “I regret to inform you that effective immediately the practice is permanently closed. I will no longer be available to take care […]
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5 numbers on the cardiology workforce
Here are five numbers defining the cardiology workforce in 2025: $453,430: The annual mean wage compensation for cardiologists working in physician offices, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Physician offices were the highest-paying workplace setting for cardiologists, according to the data. 2,260: The number of cardiologists employed in New York, the […]
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5 movers and shakers in the ASC space
Here are five recent ASC developments and acquisitions that are shaking up the industry: 1. St. Louis-based Ascension has been offloading ASCs in an effort to reorganize its portfolio and boost its financial performance. Recently, the system sold 35 outpatient clinics and an ASC from Ascension Michigan to South Bed, Ind.-based Beacon Health System. In […]
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HSS opens two New Jersey ASCs
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has opened new ASCs in Paramus and Mahwah, both in New Jersey, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. HSS Paramus—Midland Avenue, features 23 exam rooms and employs physicians specializing in injuries or conditions of the foot and ankle, hand and upper extremities, hip and knee and […]
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Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins cardiologist dies at 87
Francis Cost, MD, of Hagerstown, Md., a renowned cardiologist, died April 7, according to an obituary published by Herland-Mail Media April 9. Dr. Howard earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. He went on to complete an internship at Mercy Hospital, also in Baltimore, and a medical residency at […]
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Cardiologists divided on industry’s surge in private equity
Disagreement arose over how an increase in private equity activity will affect the field of cardiology during a forum held by the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session 2025 in Chicago, Medscape reported April 9. Of the 342 cardiology clinics that have been acquired in the past decade, more than 94% of acquisitions occurred during […]
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3 states revising noncompete laws
New noncompete statues in Virginia, Arkansas and Wyoming will go into effect this summer, according to an April 3 report by The National Law Review. Here’s an overview of each new statute: 1. Virginia: 2. Arkansas: 3. Wyoming:
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Nurse pleads guilty to stealing pain meds at Connecticut ASC
Kristen Carotenuto, of Stamford, Conn., has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of hydromorphone and fentanyl at an ASC where she worked as a nurse. According to an April 7 news release by the Department of Justice, in December 2024 Ms. Carotenuto removed several vials, each containing hydromorphone or fentanyl, from a secure storage area […]
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UVA Health opens new outpatient transplant center
Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System has opened an outpatient transplant clinic, CBS 19 News reported April 8. The new center is located in Wytheville, Va., in partnership with Wythe County Community Hospital. The clinic joins UVA Health’s Southwest Virginia transplant clinics in Roanoke, Martinsville and Lynchburg. Patients in the region will have increased access […]
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NYU Langone—Brooklyn appoints 1st chief of cardiac surgery
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn in New York City has appointed its first chief of cardiac surgery. According to an April 9 news release, Noritsugu Naito, MD, will serve as the hospital’s inaugural chief of cardiac surgery and has been appointed clinical associate professor in the department of cardiothoracic surgery at the NYU Grossman School of MEdicine. […]
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