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BlackCat ransomware gang threatens to post plastic surgery photos

Cybercriminal gang BlackCat has threatened to release stolen plastic surgery photos unless its demands for ransom are met, The Daily Dot reported.

SENTA to open 21K-square-foot facility with ASC in South Carolina

Southern Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy Physicians is building a 21,000-square-foot flagship facility that includes an ASC in Columbia, S.C.

McKesson to close New York plant, lay off 26 in November

McKesson Medical-Surgical plans to close a Rochester, N.Y.-based plant and lay off 26 of the 38 employees who work there by Nov. 3, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification. 

Anti-kickback law at a state level: 3 things to know

Though the Anti-Kickback Statute is federal law, it plays out differently from state to state. 

Spiritual care is more than you may think

The image many individuals may have of hospital spiritual care or chaplaincy is that of a member of the clergy, sister or layperson praying with a patient, a family or loved ones at the bedside. Today’s spiritual care providers are far more fully integ…

Johns Hopkins All Children's faces backlash in wake of Netflix documentary

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is facing media criticism after a Netflix documentary, Take Care of Maya, shows 10-year-old Maya Kowalski being sheltered at the hospital due to allegations of child abuse that were never…

California clinic to build free surgery center

Lestonnac Free Clinic, a nonprofit in Orange, Calif., is opening a free outpatient surgery center for patients with a low income and no health insurance, ABC affiliate KABC reported June 21.

Amazon's One Medical expands UCSF Health partnership

Amazon’s One Medical plans to open a new San Francisco clinic, expanding its partnership with San Francisco-based UCSF Health, Hoodline reported.

Geisinger hospital nurses, tech workers vote to unionize

Licensed practical workers and technical workers at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., have voted to join Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania, according to the union’s Facebook page.

5 hurdles to ASC ownership stake 

Alejandro Fernandez, CEO of San Diego-based Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, joined Becker’s to discuss the obstacles to ASC ownership.