Category: ROOT

11 new ASCs in May 

Here are 11 ASCs opened or announced that Becker’s reported on in May:

Dr. Amish Oza buys former Midwest Spine & Pain building for $1.85M

Amish Oza, MD, medical director of Marion, Ohio-based Midwest Internal Associates, has purchased an 8,500-square-foot medical office building that formerly housed Midwest Spine & Pain for $1.85 million, according to a June 1 report from Columbus Bu…

McLaren Health Care names 1st chief nursing officer

Jennifer Montgmery, RN, has been appointed as McLaren Health Care’s first senior vice president and chief nursing officer, effective June 1. 

Atrium breaks ground on new hospital, looks to 2025 opening

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health broke ground on a new 30-bed hospital in Cornelius, N.C.

17 more drugs went into shortage in May

As the U.S. experiences the highest number of drug shortages in 10 years, the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists reported 17 new shortages in May. 

Mayo taps new virtual rheumatology care partner

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is entering a know-how agreement with virtual rheumatology clinic Remission Medical.

Kidney transplants from COVID-positive donors are safe: Study

Kidney transplant recipients did not have worsened outcomes after receiving an organ from a COVID-19 positive donor, a study published May 30 in JAMA has found. 

Kidney transplants from COVID-positive donors are safe: Study

Kidney transplant recipients did not have worsened outcomes after receiving an organ from a COVID-19 positive donor, a study published May 30 in JAMA has found. 

Which physician specialists are unhappiest with their compensation?

Infectious disease physicians are the least satisfied with their compensation, with only 35 percent saying they feel fairly paid, according to a May 24 report from Medscape based on a survey of more than 10,000 physicians across 29 specialties. 

Immunotherapy may cause life-threatening fungal infection, research shows

Some immunotherapies and small molecule kinase inhibitors have been shown to cause “major fungal infections,” according to a study led by a researcher from Nutley, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation.