Physician Willarda Edwards, MD, ran a 2022 campaign to become the American Medical Association’s second Black female president, according to a Jan. 19 report from Medscape. Now, she is suing the organization for defamation and conspiracy.
Category: ASC News
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center wins 'best ASC' award 2nd year in a row
Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has been recognized as the best outpatient surgery center in its region for the second year in a row in the annual “Best of the West” event, an award granted by regional news station KCBD.
5 hospitals closing service lines
Below are five hospitals ending services that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 10:
Car crashes into Massachusetts medical office building, leaving 2 injured
A vehicle crashed into the Outer Cape Health Services medical office building in Wellfleet, Mass., on Jan. 18, according to a Jan. 19 report from CapeCod.com.
Woodside Health, Heitman team up for medical office building venture
Cleveland-based medical office building management firm Woodside Health and Chicago-based real estate investment firm Heitman have partnered to recapitalize a 10-property medical office building portfolio, according to a Jan. 18 report from ConnectCRE….
Hospitals laying off workers: What ASCs need to know
At least four hospitals and health systems have announced plans to cut jobs because of financial and operational challenges since the beginning of the year.
What ASCs are up against in 2023
Inflation, labor shortages, and disruptions are just a few of the challenges ASCs are up against in 2023.
GI, ophthalmology and more: 4 Cleveland Clinic updates
From a top ophthalmology program ranking to the addition of new gastroenterologists, here are four Cleveland Clinic updates from the last 30 days.
The greatest challenges in physician self-employment: 5 thoughts
Medscape surveyed 744 self-employed physicians for its 2022 “Self-employed Physicians Report” on their experiences.
Hawaii physician to keep $205K in Medicaid funds after state's attempt to recoup
Hawaii’s state Supreme Court ruled that Frederick Nitta, MD, of Hilo, Hawaii, is allowed to keep $205,000 in enhanced Medicaid payments, despite state officials’ attempts to recoup the funds, the American Medical Association said Jan. 18.
