Category: ASC News

New York ASC opens world's 1st Clean Cube operating room

The University of Rochester Medicine Orthopedics Surgery Center, based in Henrietta, N.Y., opened its Clean Cube operating room, officially making it the first prefabricated operating room in the world with fully automated disinfection technology, acco…

10 cities where $250K goes the furthest for physicians

While most physicians earn a six-figure salary, those wages go further in some cities than others, according to a June 14 report from CNBC.

Physician, office manager charged in $1.3M fraud scheme

Las Vegas-based physician and practice owner Kofi Sarfo, MD, and his wife and office manager, Rose Sarfo, have been charged in a $1.3 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. 

4 hospital, health system layoffs in 3 weeks

Here are four hospitals and health systems laying off employees that Becker’s has reported on since June 27: 

10 worst cities to find a job

Memphis, Tenn., is the worst city to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

10 best cities to find a job

San Francisco is the best city to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

New Jersey hospital performs a soccer arena's worth of robotic surgeries

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center reached 25,000 minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgical procedures, adding them to the exclusive list of just 1 percent of hospitals nationwide that have accomplished this milestone.

Florida physician accused of overprescribing opioids  

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has filed a suit against Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based OB-GYN Elaine Sharp, MD, alleging she was overprescribing controlled substances to her patients, the Pensacola News Journal reported July 19. 

MemorialCare adds CEO of ambulatory care

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare has added David Kim, MD, as CEO of MemorialCare Medical Foundation, which encompasses MemorialCare Medical Group, Greater Newport Physicians and more than 200 outpatient care centers.

How gas prices have changed over the past 10 years

The average consumer spends about $2,150 on gas each year, according to personal finance site WalletHub.