New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital has partnered with Kyabirwa Surgical Center, the first ASC in rural Uganda, according to a Feb. 2 report from news station WPIX.
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ECU Health closing 5 outpatient clinics: What ASCs need to know
Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health is closing five outpatient clinics.
ASC market expected to reach $150.6B by 2033, report says
A Future Market Insights report said the ambulatory surgical center market is expected to reach $150.6 billion by 2033 with a compound annual growth rate of 4.5 percent.
CEOs are taking their power back
After catering to the desires of employees during the labor market squeeze, executives are regaining their authority, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 2
Maine physician, hospital ordered to pay $6.5M for patient misdiagnosis
John Henson, MD, has been ordered to pay $6.5 million in a settlement for misdiagnosing a patient who died in 2017, ABC affiliate WMTW reported Feb. 2.
6 health systems shuffling leadership, operations
Ongoing financial challenges, increased efficiency at the executive level and the need to move more quickly with strategic decisions are some of the key reasons health systems across the country are restructuring operations and leadership teams.
Some Oregon hospitals mum on crisis standards of care
As the tripledemic raged in late 2022 and hospitals met capacity, Oregon regulators told hospitals in mid-December they could run with fewer nurses and reduced standards of patient care without telling patients, according to news outlet Lund Report.&nb…
Students sue Florida nursing school, alleging they were blocked from NCLEX
A group of nursing students is suing HCI College in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., alleging the school deliberately blocked students from taking the National Council Licensure Examination to inflate passage rates and increase profits.
Where things stand in Central California 1 month after a community hospital's closure
Officials are still weighing a number of options to revive Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital about one month after the facility, located in California’s Central Valley region, shuttered its doors.
Nationwide Children's Hospital AI spinoff acquired by new $200M clinical trial startup
An artificial intelligence company spun out of Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital was acquired by Paradigm, a clinical trial startup that emerged from stealth mode Jan. 27 with $203 million in funding, Columbus Inno reported.
