Thirty-five percent of ASCs, or 2,102 Medicare-certified ASCs, specialize in ophthalmic care, according to a report from Advancing Surgical Care.
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After Ian, Massachusetts team treats 500 patients in ED tent complex at Florida hospital
After Hurricane Ian, a team of 37 healthcare workers from Massachusetts treated 500 patients in emergency department tents set up outside of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Venice (Fla.) campus.
27 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Oct. 7:
Gastroenterologists’ top priorities before the end of the year
From increased colorectal cancer screenings to improving care access, four gastroenterologists joined Becker’s to discuss their top priorities to close out the year.
Most in-demand physician specialties and their annual salaries
Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare laid out the most requested physician searches by specialty for 2022 in its “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
Where GI execs are seeing the greatest opportunity
Here are three key areas within gastroenterology where U.S. Digestive Health CEO Jerry Tillinger and Latha Alaparthi, MD, president and chair of the board of directors of the Digestive Health Physicians Association believe opportunity is ripe:
Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital opens $4.7M molecular virology lab
Jefferson Cherry Hill (N.J.) Hospital opened a $4.7 million molecular virology lab, Patch reported Oct. 14.
Kids at risk of health issues months after sepsis, U of Michigan researchers find
A new national study involving 5,150 children who survived severe illness from sepsis found that one in five either developed a new disease or had an existing disease worsen within six months of discharge.
10 best, worst states for mental health
Nearly 21 percent or about 50 million adults experienced mental illness from 2019 to 2020, according to Mental Health America’s 2023 report on the state of mental health in the U.S.
Mortality rate among women increased 21% during first year of pandemic
Between 2019 and 2020, the mortality rate among women increased by 21 percent.
