From 2004 to 2022, the number of women in the active physician workforce increased 97%, while the number of men increased 13%.
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5 GI companies to know in 2025
Here are five major GI companies to keep an eye on in 2025:
Mohawk Valley Cardiology faces patient data breach
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Cardiology has faced a data breach impacting the personal health information of 4,945 patients, according to a Jan. 9 report from the Observer-Dispatch.
North Dakota system to open $470M hospital: 7 updates
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will open its $470 million replacement hospital on Jan. 19.
The factors driving ASC-hospital joint ventures
The ASC-hospital relationship has evolved as hospitals have become increasingly interested in pursuing outpatient ventures. This often takes the form of joint ventures with existing ASCs.
3 CFO exits in 2025
Below are the hospital and health system CFO and assistant CFO exits that Becker’s has reported on in 2025:
Virtual nursing could upend traditional staff ratios
In conversations about virtual, team-based nursing services, the term “nurse-to-patient ratios” is an anachronism, according to nursing leaders at Providence and Trinity Health.
Mayo Clinic selling hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota to St. Croix Hospice.
Chicago hospital taps transit agency executive as CEO
Dorval Carter Jr., president of the Chicago Transit Authority, the third-largest public transit agency in the U.S., has been named president and CEO of Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital.
Polio's reemergence risk amid decreasing vaccinations: 4 things to know
Polio, a disease that in the past paralyzed thousands of Americans annually, is making a comeback in the U.S. due to vaccine skepticism and declining immunization rates, The New York Times reported Jan. 13.
