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Kentucky outpatient center earns ambulatory surgery facilities accreditation

Lexington (Ky.) Plastic Surgery has been accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities. 

Florida health systems to combine

St. Augustine, Fla.-based Flagler Health+ plans to join UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, in 2023.

4 gastroenterology, endoscopy facility openings in 2 weeks

Here are four gastroenterology and endoscopy-focused facilities that have opened that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 18:

AdventHealth breaks ground on $45.7M medical office building, ASC

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has broken ground on a medical office building with an ASC on its Daytona Beach (Fla.) campus, flaglerlive.com reported Feb. 1.

Cleveland Clinic taps Banner Health exec as new CFO

Cleveland Clinic has tapped Dennis Laraway as its new CFO. 

Hartford HealthCare reports positive operating income but overall losses for 2022

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare reported positive operating net income of $60.7 million in fiscal 2022 even as its overall income dipped amid losses on investment values.

Experts worry Merck COVID-19 pill may give rise to new mutations

A new preprint study found that Merck’s COVID-19 pill, Lagevrio (molnupiravir), creates new mutations of the virus in some patients who take the drug, validating concerns scientists had warned about before it was authorized at the end of 2021, Bloomber…

The 'hard truth' about staffing shortages: They aren't going away

Instead of studying the connection between hospital staffing shortages and patient outcomes and satisfaction, it’s time to implement effective strategies that focus on solutions. 

GI study links time of day and colonoscopy quality, AI systems

Artificial intelligence systems could help lower time-related degradation of colonoscopy quality, according to a recent study.

Texas hospitals face power outages amid ice storm

At least three Austin, Texas-area hospitals are working through power outages as the region continues to be hit by a severe ice storm.