The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute plans to team up with Goodwill Vision Enterprises to expand access to vision care in Rochester.
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EyeConnect International renews partnership with Leiters
EyeConnect International, a knowledge-sharing platform for ophthalmologists, has renewed its partnership with Leiters, an outsourcing provider of compounded sterile preparations and pharmacy services.
Pennsylvania hospital to close emergency room, open ASC in its place
Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa., plans to close its emergency room in April 2023 and create an outpatient surgery center, according to a Feb. 1 report from PAHomepage.
'Unacceptable and preventable': Medical associations respond to Tyre Nichols' death
Days after the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department released body cam footage of the violent beating that led to Tyre Nichols’ death, National Nurses United, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserve…
12 states with the highest heart disease death rates
Oklahoma has the highest rate of heart disease deaths of any state in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
State medical board charges physician with spreading COVID-19 misinformation
The Washington State Medical Board is investigating Ryan Cole, MD, a pathologist who practices in Boise, Idaho, and holds a license in the state of Washington, due to anti-COVID-19 vaccine and pro-ivermectin statements he posted on social media, accord…
HCA 'excited' about ambulatory investments: 3 notes
Although the number of outpatient surgery cases performed at facilities run by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare decreased in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to 2021, the company is optimistic about its ambulatory network.
Ochsner Health names regional COO
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Thomas Rhodes chief operating officer of its River Region.
Physician falls to 6th on list of best healthcare jobs
Physician dropped to the sixth-best healthcare job, with a median salary of $208,000 and 19,400 projected jobs between 2021 and 2031, according to a U.S. News & World Report list.
17 health system leaders named to Essential Women's Leadership Academy class
America’s Essential Hospitals has named 17 rising female hospital leaders from 13 health systems to its 2023 Essential Women’s Leadership Academy class.
