Author: Claire Wallace

About 18% of new nursing and healthcare positions offer signing bonuses for new employees, according to new research from job search engine Adzuna. 

Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health plans to close 19 health facilities and two hospitals in Western Wisconsin on or before April 21. 

The Federal Trade Commission has sued Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health to block its $320 million bid to purchase two area hospitals and build a new ASC in Mooresville, N.C., according to a Jan. 25 report from The Charlotte Observer.

A man has pleaded guilty to a 2021 stabbing that occurred inside of Mercy Surgery Center-Springfield (Mo.), according to a Jan. 25 report from KY3. 

Atlantic, Iowa-based Cass Health has partnered with Omaha, Neb.-based Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates to bring two GI specialists to Cass, according to a Jan. 25 report from Western Iowa Today. 

Scott Stewart, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center, and his certified registered nurse anesthetist Elizabeth Brady both plan to retire this year, according to a Jan. 25 report from The Enterprise.

With nearly 50% of physicians still reporting feelings of burnout in 2024, there are eight key ways that ASCs can help to combat burnout, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.

The No Surprises Act, which creates cost transparency for patients and protects against balance billing, took effect Jan. 1, 2022. It has shifted care and billing rules for ASCs and hospitals, and has been extremely controversial over the last two…

A Wall Township, N.J.-based surgery center that was approved in 2021 has been given an extension on its construction time, according to a Jan. 25 report from the Star News Group.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has purchased a medical office building in Santa Clarita, Calif., for $67 million, according to a Jan. 23 report from the Real Deal.