Author: Cameron Cortigiano

SightMD Pennsylvania added Christopher Baloga, DO, and Joseph Ortiz, MD, to its medical staff.

There are 3.96 cardiologists for every 100,000 residents in West Virginia, the worst-ranked state for healthcare.

There are 10.93 cardiologists for every 100,000 residents in Rhode Island, the best-ranked state for healthcare.

Here are seven new ASCs that have opened, earned approval or started construction in the South that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 6:

Russellville, Ark.-based Saint Mary’s Regional Health System has added Sabeeda Kadavath, MD, to its medical staff.

An administrative law judge has approved Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons' plan for a surgical facility.

There are 133.06 physicians for every 100,000 residents in West Virginia, the worst-ranked state for healthcare.

There are 129.32 physicians for every 100,000 residents in Rhode Island, the best-ranked state for healthcare.

Fazal Panezai, MD, a cardiologist of Morganville, N.J., was sentenced to 35 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme.

Anchorage-based Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute has added Josiah Brown, MD, to its staff, according to a Nov. 13 report by Alaska Business.