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Healthcare for homeless stretching San Francisco resources thin: study

The same small group of San Francisco, Calif.-residents — most of them homeless — frequently cycle through the city’s hospitals and criminal justice system. The cost is high and the health outcomes are poor, according to a recent study reported Sept. 2…

Atlanta Medical Center to close ED in October

Wellstar Health System is closing the emergency department at Atlanta Medical Center Oct. 14 before the hospital shuts down Nov. 1. 

At-home test capable of detecting colon cancer available on Amazon

Biomerica’s at-home colon disease screening test is available on Amazon. 

Practice admin gets 7 years for opioid distribution

Former Arlington, Va., physician’s office manager Candie Calix, 40, was sentenced to seven years in prison for her role as the ringleader of a decade-long oxycodone distribution network, the Justice Department said Sept. 28.

5 USPI execs to know 

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International is the largest ASC chain in the country with 410 ASCs and 24 surgical hospitals. 

Ohio surgery center marks 15 years

USPI affiliate Mayfield Spine Surgery Center recently celebrated its 15th year serving patients in the Cincinnati area.

6 hospitals seeking chief medical officers

Below are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.

Private equity acquisitions of physicians’ practices associated with healthcare spending spikes

Private equity acquisitions of physician practices are associated with increased healthcare spending and utilization, according to research published in JAMA Network Sept. 2.

10 US hospitals that diagnose the most Crohn’s patients

Cleveland Clinic topped Definitive Healthcare’s list of the 10 U.S. hospitals that diagnose the most Crohn’s disease patients. 

Palmetto Surgery Center COO speaks on the importance of investing in nurses

Curt K. Collins is the COO at Palmetto Surgery Center in Columbia, S.C.