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Turiya Anesthesia partners with Emanate Health

Torrance, Calif.-based Turiya Anesthesia, a physician-owned anesthesia group, has partnered with Emanate Health Intercommunity Hospital in Covina, Calif.

Encompass Health Ohio hospital taps new CEO

Patricia White has been tapped as CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Toledo (Ohio), according to a Nov. 4 news release shared with Becker’s. 

4 hospital closures in 1 month

Here are four hospitals that Becker’s reported on shuttering in October:

New Mexico physician charged with fraud, identity theft

A physician and former state police officer in New Mexico have been charged with Medicaid fraud, identity theft and practicing medicine without a license.

CMS inks 2.83% physician pay cut: 5 things to know

CMS finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut in its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System released on Nov. 1. 

COVID vaccine removed from Idaho district county health clinics: 5 things to know

Residents in the Southwest Idaho Health District will no longer have access to COVID-19 vaccinations at District Health offices, following a contentious board vote Oct. 22, according to Boise Public Radio. 

Adventist acquires ASC

Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial Hospital Foundation has purchased the Lodi Outpatient Surgery Center and added it to its network after years of leasing the center from local physicians, according to a Nov. 2 Lodi News-Sentinel report. 

Another system leans into urgent care expansion: 5 notes

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is leaning into “retail healthcare” by expanding its urgent care centers to 36 retail centers across northern Ohio by 2026, cleveland.com reported Nov. 3.

10 ways to address racism in nurse education

Racism in nursing education presents in multiple ways, including educational disparities for minority students, limited access to administration processes, lack of reporting and poor planning or limited diversity among decision-makers, the Daily Nurse …

A case to expand C. auris screening protocols

 Hospitals may better prevent the spread of Candida auris by broadening screening protocols to include all patients admitted from skilled nursing facilities, according to a new study from researchers at New York City-based Mount Sinai.