Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are calling on Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to stop providing gender-affirming surgeries, NBC News reported Oct. 1.
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$3.17M paid for New York medical office building
A medical office building in the Long Island borough of New York City has been sold for $3.17 million.
AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy reaccredited for specialty pharmacy services
Walgreens’ specialty and home delivery pharmacy business, AllianceRx, gained reaccreditation Oct. 4 for its specialty services.
CommonSpirit IT security incident disrupts hospital operations
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health was the victim of an IT security incident that is impacting its facilities across the country, Kitsap Sun reported Oct. 3.
This New Jersey hospital improved HCAHPS scores with no new tech or renovations
RWJ Barnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center launched a simple patient experience strategy in 2021 that is paying off in big ways, Asbury Park Press reported Oct. 4.
$12M ASC renovation adds 14,300 square feet
Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula’s renovated ASC opened Oct. 4, the Monterey Herald reported Oct. 3.
Ophthalmology MSO partners with 5-physician ASC
Unifeye Vision Partners added Fargo, N.D.-based Northern Plains Surgery Center to its network.
Oregon ASC expands operations to offer overnight stays
Bend (Ore.) Surgery Center partnered with Summit Health and Bend Transitional Care to begin offering overnight stays at the facility, The Bulletin reported Oct. 4.
Only 49% of Americans plan to get flu shot amid threat of severe season, survey finds
While 69 percent of Americans agree flu vaccination is the best preventive measure against flu-related deaths, only 49 percent are planning on getting a shot this season, a new survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases found.
New omicron relatives make up nearly 20% of US cases: 4 updates
As BA.5 slowly descends, a collection of omicron relatives now make up 18.7 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases, according to the CDC’s latest variant proportion estimates.
