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Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have consistently been a source of strong merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity over the last decade. As ASC management companies, health system…
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Oregon hospital changes name after joining Adventist Health
Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, Ore., will now be known as Adventist Health Columbia Gorge, Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health announced.
'Being mad isn't enough': Physicians urge Medicare pay reform
Physicians called for an overhaul of the Medicare payment system at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association, citing risks in patient access and practice survival
Could a skin rash's sudden resurgence point to its origins?
Cases of pityriasis rosea, a fairly common skin rash, dropped significantly during the mask wearing days of COVID-19. But now that fewer are wearing masks in public cases of the skin condition have gone back up, the Washington Post reported June 13.&nb…
Seattle Children's, drug company pause trial after patient death
Seattle Children’s Hospital paused a sponsored clinical study of a leukemia drug candidate after the first patient to take the medication died, according to the oncology cell-therapy company 2seventy Bio.
101 academic medical center CEOs to know | 2023
Academic medical centers are vital to today’s healthcare delivery system. They are devoted to providing superior care to patients, while simultaneously amassing assets that will further research and innovation in the healthcare field.
Most with early-stage breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, large study finds
The prognosis for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer has improved substantially since the 1990s, according to recent findings published in the BMJ.
SSM Health plan to open ASC in place of emergency department draws concern
In May, St. Louis-based SSM Health announced plans to build an ASC that will replace a standalone emergency room in Sun Prairie, Wis. EMS leaders are concerned about the effects the closure will have on emergency services, according to a June 13 report…
What ASC migration means for anesthesia practice profitability
Anesthesia providers have seen a growth in opportunities as procedures increasingly migrate to the outpatient setting, according to a June 5 blog post from Anesthesia Business Consultants.
CEO of 3 Mississippi hospitals seeks deals with system he will lead in July
The board of trustees for three rural Mississippi hospitals aim to secure administrative service agreements with South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, Miss.
