Category: ASC News

10 happiest states in the US

Utah is the happiest state in the U.S., according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

The 4 best medical schools in Illinois

U.S. News & World Report has named its top medical schools for primary care in 2024, including four institutions in Illinois that made the top 100. 

Rhode Island nurse is in a stable critical condition after being attacked by a patient 

A Rhode Island nurse in critical condition after a patient attacked him Sept. 9, CBS affiliate WPRI reported Sept. 11.

New York's new certificate of need regulations and how they impact ASCs

In April, the New York State Department of Health proposed a regulation to require the inclusion of a health equity impact assessment as part of the certificate-of-need process in the state. The final regulation was adopted on Aug. 30, according to a S…

Man arrested for driving car through 2 medical buildings: Police

A Kingsley, Mich., man was arrested on suspicion of driving his pickup truck into Copper Ridge Surgery Center, Munson Medical Center and four other buildings in Traverse City, Mich., the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported Sept. 9.

The 7 best medical schools in Texas

U.S. News & World Report has named its top medical schools for primary care in 2024, including seven institutions in Texas that made the top 100. 

10 states that vaccinate the most, least

Massachusetts is the state with the highest vaccination rate, while Mississippi has the lowest, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

4 of 10 most in-demand US jobs are in healthcare

The most in-demand healthcare job paying over $100,000 is clinical psychologist, according to a Sept. 10 report from CNBC based on research from job search platform Ladders. 

Kentucky nurse accused of replacing morphine with water, food coloring

Registered nurse Abigail Hall has been accused of stealing morphine from a Lawrenceburg, Ky.-based facility and replacing it with a mixture of water and blue food coloring, according to a Sept. 5 report from the Lexington Herald Leader.

UCLA physician awarded $600K in retaliation lawsuit

Los Angeles County has been ordered to pay more than $600,000 to Los Angeles-based Harbor-UCLA Medical Center physician and professor Timothy Jang, MD, after he alleged he suffered retaliation for reporting racist actions by another physician and compl…