Kilmarnock, Va.-based Rappahannock General Hospital has raised $18 million from a community fundraising campaign to invest in repairs and expansion for the rural hospital, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported Feb. 27.
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Orthopaedic Medical Group Surgery Center adds orthopedic surgeon
Orthopaedic Medical Group Surgery Center in Lithia, Fla., has added orthopedic surgeon Nick Sexton, MD, to its team.
UPMC, top surgeon to pay $8.5M to settle whistleblower suit
UPMC, its chair of cardiothoracic surgery and University of Pittsburgh Physicians agreed to pay $8.5M to the Justice Department to resolve a whistleblower suit brought by a former UPMC physician.
6 CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Healthcare updates for ASCs
Here are six updates on healthcare giants CVS, Walmart and Walgreens reported by Becker’s in February:
Outpatient reimbursements getting more complex: What this means for ASCs
Outpatient visits are being billed at increasingly higher levels, according to a Feb. 27 analysis from the Peterson Foundation and Kaiser Family Foundation.
Pfizer to acquire cancer drugmaker Seagen
Pfizer said March 13 it will acquire Seagen, a cancer therapeutics company, for $43 billion.
Medline tapped as exclusive medical supplier for Mass General Brigham ASCs
Medline has been tapped as the exclusive provider of medical and surgical supplies for Boston-based Mass General Brigham’s healthcare network, including for its ASCs.
How happy are ophthalmologists in 2023?
Ophthalmologists are the seventh-happiest physician specialists in 2023, with 62 percent describing themselves as either happy or very happy outside of the workplace, according to a Feb. 24 Medscape report based on a survey of over 9,100 practicing phy…
Duke health system names COO
Thomas Owens, MD, has been selected as executive vice president and COO of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System.
How happy are anesthesiologists outside work? 3 report takeaways
Only 58 percent of anesthesiologists said they were happy outside of work, compared to 85 percent before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Medscape’s “Anesthesiologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2023,” released Feb. 24.
