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New York boosts starting pay for state-employed nurses

New York will provide pay increases for more than 6,500 nurses across over 15 state agencies, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Oct. 14. 

5 eyecare ASCs to know

From an Oklahoma City ASC to an Ohio-based eye group, here are five eyecare ASCs to know. 

Froedtert, ThedaCare partner on ‘micro-hospitals’

Two Wisconsin health systems — Froedtert Health in Wauwatosa and ThedaCare in Neenah — have joined forces to build two medical campuses including “micro-hospitals,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Oct. 13. 

35% of ASCs specialize in ophthalmology

Thirty-five percent of ASCs, or 2,102 Medicare-certified ASCs, specialize in ophthalmic care, according to a report from Advancing Surgical Care. 

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.