Beth Hothan-Zielinski, MD, filed a lawsuit in November 2024 accusing Fairfield, Iowa-based Jefferson County Health Center of gender-based pay discrimination and wrongful termination, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 25. What happened? Becker’s has reached out to Jefferson County Health Center…
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Orlando (Fla.) Health and Southlake, Texas-based Solara Surgical Partners have launched a national joint venture to expand ASC development and operations, according to a July 28 news release emailed to Becker’s. The partnership combines Orlando Health’s clinical infrastructure with Solara’s…
Two employees of the Ontario (Calif.) Advanced Surgery Center have been charged with interfering with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation blocking agents from arresting a man who ran inside the ASC, The Independent reported July 27. The initial incident…
New Hampshire was ranked as the best state for healthcare in 2025, according to personal finance website WalletHub. The publication compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C., through 44 metrics across three main categories: healthcare cost, access and outcomes. Each…
Workforce shortages have become one of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare industry, and many ASCs have felt the effects. Here are five stories covered by Becker’s in recent years highlighting how staffing shortages have affected ASCs and physician practices.…
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Scottsdale, Ariz.-based East Valley Urology has completed the first three prostate cancer procedures in PROCEPT BioRobotics’ FDA-approved WATER IV trial using Aquablation therapy. The outpatient procedures, performed by Rahul Mehan, MD, were completed without complications and with same-day discharge, according…
Suncoast Credit Union Foundation has pledged $500,000 to support the construction and outfitting of the Golisano Children’s Hospital Surgery Center in Fort Myers, Fla. The five-year commitment aims to build the first outpatient surgery center for children in southwest Florida.…
Mohd Malik, MD, a St. Louis-based psychiatrist who is part owner of Behavioral Health Services, which operated Psych Care Consultants in St. Louis, will pay $501,556 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicare and Missouri Medicaid from…
A ransomware attack forced the permanent closure of Alpha Wellness and Alpha Medical Centre, a physician practice based in Alpharetta, Ga., on April 18, The HIPAA Journal reported July 21. What happened? “We are deeply saddened to share that Alpha…
Rapid City, S.D.-based Same Day Surgery Center is introducing the first da Vinci 5 robotic surgery program to western South Dakota, expanding access to minimally invasive procedures, according to a July 8 news report from keloland.com. The new robotic system…