Sixty-two percent of physicians in the U.S. report their income has decreased since the pandemic began, according to the Medscape "US and International Physicians' COVID-19 Experience Report."
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Dr. Stefan Kreuzer's 80-year-old mom needed a hip replacement.
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health closed its outpatient clinics for Sept. 15-16 in advance of Hurricane Sally, Fox 10 reports.
A Minnesota physician was robbed and shot in a hospital parking ramp on Sept. 14, according to a report in the Star Tribune.
Researchers found that Black patients were less likely to use freestanding ASCs in New York and Florida, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.
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Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review for the week of Sept. 7-11:
Detroit-based University Physician Group rebranded as Wayne Health, having reestablished itself after declaring bankruptcy in 2019, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
Boone, N.C.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare System relocated its Wound Care Center at Boone-based Watauga Medical Group to the Watauga Surgical Group Sept. 8, the WataugaDemocrat.com reports.
The factors driving ASC market growth are just as powerful as they were before the COVID-19 pandemic — if not more so, according to Global Healthcare Advisors, a boutique investment bank focused on healthcare mergers and acquisitions.
An ASC was erected in Gilbert, Ariz., according to Marwan Tamimi, an architect involved in the project.