Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  1. 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. 
  2. 22 physician practice closures in 2024: State-by-state breakdown

    Here is a state-by-state breakdown of 22 physician practice closure Becker's reported on in 2024:
  3. 5 physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology

     Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology: 
  4. Pennsylvania physicians protest hospital closure

    Physicians are protesting the planned closure of Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, according to a Dec. 17 report from WKBN.
  1. Virginia surgery center pays $50K to settle age bias lawsuit

    Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Northern Virginia Surgery Center has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which claimed the ASCillegally fired an employee because of her disability and age. 
  2. Over half of US residents support Trump's 2nd term agenda

    Around 54% of U.S. residents state that they are "comfortable and prepared to support" President-elect Donald Trump when he is inaugurated in January, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
  3. The anesthesia opportunity in front of ASC leaders in 2025

    ASCs are likely to face continuing anesthesia problems into 2025, but there are potential models and solutions for physicians and centers.
  4. Sutter Health to open 1 million square feet of ambulatory space

    Sutter Health unveiled plans to develop approximately 1 million square feet across two healthcare campuses in Santa Clara, Calif., as part of an anticipated $800 million investment.
  1. Device company to pay $1.67M for alleged kickbacks to ophthalmology practices 

    Device company ASD Specialty Healthcare, doing business as Besse Medical, has agreed to pay $1.67 million to resolve allegations it provided inventory management systems to ophthalmology practices at no cost to induce them to purchase drugs from Besse. 
  2. Kentucky anesthesiologist gets probation for illegal opioid prescription 

    A Louisville, Ky., anesthesiologist was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to illegal opioid distribution, WDRB reported Dec. 18. 
  3. California physician sentenced for $3.2M fraud scheme 

    A Santa Paula, Calif., physician has been sentenced to two years for defrauding Medicare of more than $3 million for medically unnecessary claims. 
  4. 7 hospital, health system bankruptcies to know in 2024

    Bankruptcies in healthcare hit a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy. This trend has slowed in 2024, as average operating margins have improved across the hospital sector. 
  5. VUMC pediatric cardiology chief to step down

    Scott Baldwin, MD, chief of the division of pediatric cardiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is stepping down in 2025.
  6. Gastroenterology Group of Rochester adds 7 GIs

    Gastroenterology Group of Rochester (N.Y.) has added seven new physicians to its team. 
  7. DocGo launches 'breakthrough' mobile ECG system nationwide

    DocGo, a mobile medical services provider, has expanded its partnership with SHL Telemedicine to integrate its 12-lead ECG devices across its mobile healthcare network nationwide, according to Stock Titan. 
  8. Gastro Health opens Cincinnati facility

    Management group Gastro Health has opened The IR Center of Greater Cincinnati, which specializes in hemorrhoid treatment. 
  9. U of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center opens new cardiology facility

    The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie has opened a new cardiology and pulmonary care practice within its outpatient care center, CityBiz reported Dec. 17. 

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