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Here are four hospitals and health systems laying off employees that Becker's has reported on since June 27: 

Memphis, Tenn., is the worst city to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

San Francisco is the best city to find a job, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center reached 25,000 minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgical procedures, adding them to the exclusive list of just 1 percent of hospitals nationwide that have accomplished this milestone.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has filed a suit against Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based OB-GYN Elaine Sharp, MD, alleging she was overprescribing controlled substances to her patients, the Pensacola News Journal reported July 19. 

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare has added David Kim, MD, as CEO of MemorialCare Medical Foundation, which encompasses MemorialCare Medical Group, Greater Newport Physicians and more than 200 outpatient care centers.

The average consumer spends about $2,150 on gas each year, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Chicago physician Eliza Diaconescu, MD, has been sentenced to prison for prescribing opioids to patients without an exam and then billing for the purported treatment, the U.S. Justice Department said July 17. 

Healthcare real estate company Physicians Realty Trust is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, which occurred July 19, 2013. 

Practices that adopt intelligent scheduling solutions have an average increase of 5 to 10 percent in physician utilization, according to a new analysis by patient scheduling platform Relatient.