ASC News

A Texas physician had his medical license suspended after he was accused of being impaired during several procedures, The Fresno Bee reported Jan. 8.

The Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission is making one final attempt to secure a ban on worker noncompete agreements just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in, which is expected to usher in new FTC leadership. 

Alaska had the lowest levels of employee burnout in 2024, with a burnout score of 30.04 out of 100.

Wyoming had the highest levels of employee burnout in 2024, with a burnout score of 86.29 out of 100.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care, one of the largest multispecialty groups in the Midwest, has finalized an $18.6 million deal with Visage Imaging, a radiology vendor. 

Louis Schittly, MD, a French physician who helped found Doctors Without Borders, has died at age 86, according to a Jan. 7 obituary published by The Washington Post. He died in Mullhouse, France on Jan. 1. 

The New Orleans Fire Department responded to a fire at a Touro Hospital medical office building Jan. 6, according to a report from NBC affiliate WDSU.

Surgeries at an ASC in Waterbury, Conn., have been postponed following a car crashed into the building Jan. 5, according to a Jan. 6 report from the Republican American.

A group of physicians want to block Fresno, Calif.-based St. Agnes Medical Center from entering an exclusive contract with national staffing firm Vituity, The Fresno Bee reported Jan. 6.

Orthopedic and spine surgeons who previously worked at Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health are now able to see former patients after a noncompete clause expired Jan. 1, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Jan. 6.