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10 Surgery Partners updates in 2022

Surgery Partners has 4,600 physicians and more than 180 locations in its portfolio. Here are 10 updates on the ASC chain that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 10: 

Gastro Health in 2022: 10 moves

Miami-based Gastro Health continued to expand in 2022, with 10 major industry moves and partnerships. 

Walgreens Boots Alliance sells almost $1B in stock to help finance Summit Health deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance sold almost $1 billion of stock it owns in drug distributor AmerisourceBergen to both draw down some debt and help toward VillageMD’s eventual purchase of Summit Health, according to a company filing and other reports.

Chief digital officer departs Prisma Health for 'new journey'

Nick Patel, MD, has left his post as chief digital officer of Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, he wrote in a recent LinkedIn post.

6 most common deficiencies in ASC care

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has ranked six key areas where it saw deficiencies among ASCs in 2021 and 2022. 

Santa Clara patients wait 6+ months to be seen by pediatric GIs, internal memo alleges

Three pediatric gastroenterologists at Santa Clara Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., including Christopher Fink, MD, and Rachel Ruiz, MD, wrote an internal letter to hospital leaders urging them to address extended wait times at the hospital, accordi…

HonorHealth developing $50M outpatient, wellness center

Healthcare system HonorHealth has broken ground on a $50 million outpatient and wellness center in Scottsdale, Ariz., that will provide outpatient healthcare, fitness, nutrition and preventive health. 

New York expires emergency order on polio

New York’s executive order on polio is “no longer necessary” as the number of positive wastewater samples has declined, health officials said Dec. 12. Efforts to increase vaccination uptake, however, will continue as coverage rates in affected are…

Avera hospital appoints chief nursing officer

Avera Health has named Tamera Larsen-Engelkes, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The ripple effect of rural hospital closures

Rural hospitals may be geographically isolated from their urban counterparts, but when they shutter, the effects are felt for miles.