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Here are three hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 28:
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed its emergency department Oct. 14 in preparation to shutter completely Nov. 1, leaving local residents worried and nearby hospitals scrambling.
Physicians and local health advocates gathered outside of John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 13 to protest the McDonald’s restaurant located on the hospital’s first floor, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Walgreens’ healthcare business, Walgreens Boots Alliance, reported better than expected fourth quarter earnings and aims to accelerate growth next year.
HHS has 90 days to formulate plans to lower prescription drug prices, according to an executive order President Joe Biden signed Oct. 14.
Mike Bohlin, MD, was named the new chief medical officer at Franciscan Health Crown Point in Indiana. His role became effective on Oct. 10.
Cleveland-based University Hospitals announced Oct. 12 that it is cutting 443 administrative jobs, the latest in a series of cuts from hospitals across Ohio that have eliminated more than 2,000 positions in recent months.
Four days after a nurse called fire crews for backup at Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center, Mike Hastings, the emergency room’s interim director departed.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is urging Wellstar Health System to refrain from enforcing noncompete clauses in its physician contracts as it moves toward closing its 460-bed Atlanta Medical Center, WABE reported Oct. 13.
