Law firm McGuireWoods has secured a CMS Stark law advisory opinion for a physician-owned hospital seeking to relocate eight miles from its current site and add an emergency department, according to a news release from the law firm.
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Texas nurse practitioner to forfeit $40M for fraud scheme
A Waxahachie, Texas-based nurse practitioner who was previously convicted of wire fraud conspiracy and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021 will forfeit more than $40 million from foreign accounts.
How this ASC eliminated patient falls
Stephanie Conquest, RN, administrator of Franklin, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs, joined Becker’s to discuss key strategies for enhancing quality and patient satisfaction and the biggest challenges ASCs face in maintaining high sta…
Summerville Medical Center adds robotic GI surgery
Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center has debuted its newest robotic surgical system on a colon cancer patient, according to a March 4 report from The Summerville Journal Scene.
GI specialist tapped to lead NYU Langone program
Michael Dolinger, MD, has been named to lead the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease program at New York City-based Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone.
Drugmaker recalls 1.5M bottles of generic ADHD drug
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, an India-based drug manufacturer has issued a voluntary recall affecting nearly 1.48 million bottles of atomoxetine, a generic medication used to treat ADHD.
HSHS names chief nurse
Effective March 31, Kelley Kostich, PhD, RN, will become vice president and chief nursing executive at Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.
Mount Sinai hospital unveils $50M ED expansion to cut wait times
Mount Sinai South Nassau, a 455-bed hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., opened a newly renovated emergency department March 5 that doubles its previous capacity.
'Not just adding another drug to your pharmacy': CAR T, explained
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center recently opened the Roswell Park GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility, a $98 million cell and gene therapy hub aimed at growing the center’s capabilities for cancer cell therapy rese…
3 responses to the anesthesia workforce crisis
Nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are predicted to leave the practice by 2033, leading to an anticipated shortage of 12,500 providers.
