Author: Claire Wallace

In the newest wave of medtech layoffs shaking up the industry, Zimmer Biomet has announced plans to lay off 3% of its workforce as part of a global restructuring plan. 

Rapid City, S.D.-based Same Day Surgery Center and Monument Health issued a warning about a phishing scam that uses the health system's name, according to a Feb. 9 report from ABC affiliate KOTA.

Private equity transactions in healthcare saw an estimated 16.2% year-over-year decline in 2023, according to PitchBook's 2023 "Healthcare Services Report," published Feb. 8. 

Medicare's average anesthesia rate for 2023 is down 5.5% from 2019 as inflation continues to rise nationwide, according to an analysis by Coronis Health. Another analysis, from VMG Health, found that Medicare reimbursements for anesthesia services decreased from $22.2730 per…

Private equity acquisitions in healthcare saw a massive year-over-year decline in 2023, dropping an estimated 16.2%, according to PitchBook's 2023 "Healthcare Services Report," published Feb. 8. 

Authorities evacuated dozens of people from a medical office building in Carmichael, Calif., on Feb. 8 due to an apparent equipment fire, according to a Feb. 8 report from the The Sacramento Bee.

In 2021, medical devicemaker Philips recalled 3.5 million ventilation devices after finding a defect that could cause cancer. 

Forbes' annual "Decabillionare Dynasties" list recognizes families with a net worth of $10 billion or more, and the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker clan is among just 45 families in the U.S. that made the cut in 2024.

Billings (Mont.) Clinic's contract with long-time anesthesia partner, Billings Anesthesiology, is set to expire on Feb. 9, according to a Feb. 7 report from local news affiliate KTVQ.

Rome (N.Y.) Health will offer gastroenterology services with the addition of specialist Aamer Mirza, MD, and nurse practitioner Melissa Kobito, according to a Feb. 8 report from the Rome Sentinel.