Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is the 2024 recipient of the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanentete.
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Cleveland Clinic to open Florida ASC
Cleveland Clinic has announced plans to open a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., that will include a new ASC, according to a Dec. 19 report from the Palm Beach Post.
Montrose Regional Health adds city's 1st gastroenterologist
Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health has added the city’s first gastroenterologist, Michael Paolucci, MD, according to a Dec. 18 report from Western Slope Now.
Kaiser Permanente buys surgery center building
Kaiser Permanente Kern County has acquired a 13,000-square-foot medical facility in Bakersfield, Calif., to convert into a surgery center, according to a Dec. 18 report from CBS affiliate BakersfieldNow.
Texas cardiology practice to open 3rd location
Samuel Family Cardiology is planning to open a new location, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact.
FDA reaffirms end of Mounjaro shortage
In early October, the FDA announced that the two-year shortages of Mounjaro and Zepbound were resolved. After pushback from compounding pharmacies, the agency reaffirmed the decision on Dec. 19.
Vanderbilt pediatric cardiology chief stepping down
Scott Baldwin, MD, will step down as chief of the division of pediatric cardiology and co-director of the Pediatric Heart Institute at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University.
Connecticut medical office buildings sell for $7M
A nine-building medical office building portfolio in Farmington, Conn., has sold for over $7 million, according to a Dec. 18 report from Hartford Business.
Optum's SCA Health acquires OrthoAlliance
Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health, Optum’s ASC arm, has acquired OrthoAlliance, a spokesperson for the orthopedic management services organization confirmed to Becker’s.
Acetaminophen can cause medical complications in people over 60: 4 study takeaways
A study published Nov. 24 in Arthritis Care & Research highlighted serious health risks associated with the use of oral acetaminophen in adults over 60.
