Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Gastroenterologist dies at 82

Ilwoong Chang, MD, a gastroenterologist of Schererville, Ind., died Dec. 15 at age 82, according to an obituary published by nwi.com Dec. 18.

Cleveland Clinic to open Florida ASC

Cleveland Clinic has announced plans to open a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., that will include a new ASC, according to a Dec. 19 report from the Palm Beach Post.

Montrose Regional Health adds city's 1st gastroenterologist

Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health has added the city’s first gastroenterologist, Michael Paolucci, MD, according to a Dec. 18 report from Western Slope Now.

Kaiser Permanente buys surgery center building

Kaiser Permanente Kern County has acquired a 13,000-square-foot medical facility in Bakersfield, Calif., to convert into a surgery center, according to a Dec. 18 report from CBS affiliate BakersfieldNow.

Texas cardiology practice to open 3rd location

Samuel Family Cardiology is planning to open a new location, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact.

Connecticut medical office buildings sell for $7M

A nine-building medical office building portfolio in Farmington, Conn., has sold for over $7 million, according to a Dec. 18 report from Hartford Business.

Optum's SCA Health acquires OrthoAlliance

Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health, Optum’s ASC arm, has acquired OrthoAlliance, a spokesperson for the orthopedic management services organization confirmed to Becker’s. 

22 physician practice closures in 2024: State-by-state breakdown

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of 22 physician practice closure Becker’s reported on in 2024:

5 physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology

 Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology: 

Pennsylvania physicians protest hospital closure

Physicians are protesting the planned closure of Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, according to a Dec. 17 report from WKBN.