Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., evacuated patients and moved emergency services to an ASC because of the approaching Caldor Fire.
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Four physicians shared their biggest career takeaways with Becker's:
Judges are increasingly siding with patients and physicians who seek treatment for serious conditions, including COVID-19.
Surgical Care Affiliates has appointed Lisa Sinsel vice president of clinical quality to oversee companywide initiatives.
Two California-based ASCs are piloting a patient-reported outcomes platform developed by the NFL Alumni Association.
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A former New York physician was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Aug. 26 after pleading guilty to unlawfully distributing oxycodone in 2019, according to a Justice Department report.
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Medical Group is accepting new patients at its ASC after a nearby hospital postponed nonemergent surgeries, NBC affiliate WCYB reported Aug. 26.
The state of Washington filed an antitrust consent decree Aug. 25 against Bellingham (Wa.) Anesthesia Associates, urging the group to end allegedly illegal noncompete contracts and pay $110,000 to the state.
Healthcare providers have given Becker's insight on a number of topics, ranging from staffing, procedural growth at ASCs, to vaccine mandates.
As a fourth COVID-19 wave surges nationwide, some hospitals have refrigerated mortuary trucks on standby in case deaths increase and overburden hospital morgues.