Tarrytown, N.Y.-based ENT and Allergy Associates announced that a new otolaryngologist will join its office in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn next year, according to an Oct. 7 press release.
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Here are the 10 top-read stories on Becker's ASC Review during the week of Oct. 5-9.
Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Community Health, state Health Commissioner Frank Berry and representatives of Premier Surgery Center alleging the state didn't review the surgery center's 2003 expansion, Law360 reports.
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Prescott, Ariz.-based Yavapai Regional Medical Center eased patient visitor restrictions Oct. 7 to allow for visitors in select locations in the hospital, Signals reports.
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Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare implemented strict visitor restrictions in response to surging COVID-19 cases in Northeast and Central Wisconsin, Fox11News reports.
Colchester, Vt.-based Green Mountain Surgery Center won't be able to add new specialists without board approval, according to an Oct. 2 ruling from the Vermont Supreme Court.
Here are three noteworthy surgery center closures — both temporary and permanent — Becker's ASC Review has reported so far this year:
The landlord of Northwest Regional ASC in Westminster, Colo., petitioned Sept. 30 to force the surgery center into bankruptcy due to "unpaid lease obligations," according to court filings.