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5 GIs making headlines

Here are five gastroenterologists making headlines in their field: 

LifeBridge Health reports employee email breach

A limited number of employee emails at LifeBridge Health were breached by an unauthorized third party.

Ardent Health expanding ambulatory care in Oklahoma, New Mexico

Fairfax, Okla.-based Ardent Health has acquired several clinics in Oklahoma and New Mexico to expand ambulatory services in both states, according to a Jan. 11 report from The Oklahoman.

Medical office building with endoscopy center to be built in Mississippi

A new medical office development is coming to Gautier, Miss., according to a Jan. 11 report from ABC affiliate WLOX.

Loyola Medicine hospital names chief nurse

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine has appointed Tara Yurinich, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer of Gottlieb Memorial hospital. 

South Carolina system CFO retires, successor named

Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health has promoted Erin Shaffer Beadle to executive vice president and CFO, succeeding Beth Ward, who is retiring after a 40-year career in healthcare finance. 

Novant plans 140-unit workforce housing development

Novant Health will develop 140 workforce housing units for healthcare professionals, first responders and other critical service industry workers on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy: What ASCs need to know

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed system that owns hospitals across four states, has filed for Chapter 11 protection. 

At Temple, 2nd Philadelphia physician group votes to unionize

Resident physicians and fellows at Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital have voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, the committee said in a Jan. 10 Facebook post, becomi…

Missouri patient alleges in lawsuit wrong heart surgery medication given

A Harrisonville, Mo., patient has sued Kansas City-based Research Medical Center, alleging staff gave him a drug he was allergic to during heart surgery prep two years ago, according to a Jan. 11 report in the Kansas City Star.