Caitlin Zulla, who previously led Optum Health East and SCA Health, was named CEO of US Radiology Specialists, according to a Jan. 7 news release.
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Former Rocky Mountain Eye Center physician opens Colorado eye clinic
Cory Smith, MD, formerly employed by Pueblo, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Eye Center, has opened his own clinic, also in Pueblo, KOAA News 5 reported Jan. 6.
Dr. Shaina Kumar joins OCLI Vision
Garden City, N.Y.-based OCLI VIsion has added Shaina Kumar, MD, to its ophthalmology staff.
Physician, co-founder of Doctors Without Borders dies at 86
Louis Schittly, MD, a French physician who helped found Doctors Without Borders, has died at age 86, according to a Jan. 7 obituary published by The Washington Post. He died in Mullhouse, France on Jan. 1.
Advocate opens new ASC, cardiovascular center in Chicago suburb
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care opened a new outpatient center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the Daily Herald reported Jan. 6.
Fire breaks out at Louisiana medical office building
The New Orleans Fire Department responded to a fire at a Touro Hospital medical office building Jan. 6, according to a report from NBC affiliate WDSU.
Connecticut ASC postpones surgeries after car damages building
Surgeries at an ASC in Waterbury, Conn., have been postponed following a car crashed into the building Jan. 5, according to a Jan. 6 report from the Republican American.
5 healthcare positions of RFK Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated to lead HHS under President Donald Trump’s second term, holds a range of positions on healthcare issues.
U of Wisconsin gets $5.7M for vaping, cardio-pulmonary health study
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been awarded a $5.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term effects of vaping on heart and lung health.
California physicians sue hospital over staffing group switch
A group of physicians want to block Fresno, Calif.-based St. Agnes Medical Center from entering an exclusive contract with national staffing firm Vituity, The Fresno Bee reported Jan. 6.
