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Ohio business groups sound off on banning noncompetes

Opponents of a bill circulating the Ohio Senate that would ban noncompete agreements voiced their concerns the, Ohio Capital Journal reported March 6.  

Baptist Health hospital creates foundation

Baptist Health La Grange (Ky.), a 90-bed hospital, will establish a new foundation in summer 2025.

A ‘Mecca’ for robotic heart surgery: How Baptist Health South Florida is scaling up

“It’s kind of like that quote in “Field of Dreams,” ‘If you build it, they will come,'” Tom Nguyen, MD, told Becker’s of the robotic cardiac surgery program at the Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. “It’s pretty clear that we built it a…

Democratic PAC aims to elect 100 new physicians

314 Action, a political action committee focused on recruiting and electing Democrats with a science background to public office, launched a new campaign to elect 100 new physicians to office by 2030 on Feb. 28. 

Surgery Partners opened 8 de novo ASCs in 2024 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners opened eight de novo facilities in 2024, with 12 facilities in various stages,  according to a March 3 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. 

CVS Health to lay off 183

CVS Health has shared plans to lay off 183 employees May 3 at its Wellesley, Mass., location, according to a WARN notice filed Feb. 28.

The high cost of gastroenterologist turnover

With the U.S. facing a projected shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, healthcare leaders are increasingly focused on recruitment challenges and costs.

Robotic surgery to boom in ASC setting

Artificial intelligence and surgical robots are at the forefront of conversations surrounding the future of medicine. 

RWJBarnabas outpatient center to open

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas’ Ambulatory Medical Pavilion will open to patients April 1. 

Is nurse continuity necessary in NICUs?

The continuity of nursing care in ICUs is typically thought to improve patient outcomes, but a recent Penn Nursing-led study challenges this assumption.