Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., is being sued by a gastroenterologist who alleges that he was terminated in August 2020 after seeking mental healthcare and complaining about the hospital's COVID-19 protocols, the Argus Leader reports.
Author: Alan Condon
Oneida (N.Y.) Health canceled some elective cases at its ASC Aug. 10-11 as its emergency room experiences an "unusually high number of patients," according to the Rome Sentinel.
About 1 million total joint replacements are performed in the U.S. each year, and that number is expected to more than double by 2030.
UC Davis Health has released more news about a 34.5-acre project in Folsom Ranch, Calif., the Sacramento Business Journal reported Aug. 5.
A two-story multispecialty surgery center opened Aug. 4 at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., according to the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal.
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Higher-acuity, highly reimbursed procedures, such as those relating to spine, orthopedics, cardiology and gastroenterology, are moving rapidly from hospitals to the outpatient setting.
Gastroenterologists earn an average salary of $406,000, the seventh highest-paid medical specialty in 2021, and reach their highest rate of compensation after about 15 years of practice.
Monfort Heights Healthcare Investors has purchased Cincinnati-based Good Samaritan Surgery Center West for $8 million, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported July 29.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will open a $137.9 million outpatient campus for primary and specialty care in Columbus Aug. 2.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System is spending $80 million to transform a former Walmart store into an outpatient facility in Pittston Township, the Times Leader reported July 28.