Author: Claire Wallace

Eugene, Ore.-based Umpqua Community College and the Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board have partnered with the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association to create the state's first surgical technologist apprenticeship program, according to a Jan. 2 report from ABC affiliate KEZI.

Fort Street Partners and Chestnut Healthcare Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire and develop $150 million in outpatient medical and surgery centers over the next four years, according to a Jan. 3 report from the Commercial Property…

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen two prominent men to lead health-related affairs in his administration, Mehmet Oz, MD, and Robert Kennedy, Jr.

A judge in Connecticut dismissed a 2021 appeal by Day Kimball Healthcare against the state and Hartford HealthCare over approval of a Plainfield, Conn.-based ASC, according to a Dec. 31 report from Hartford Business Journal.

Ten physicians currently hold a spot on Forbes' live net worth tracker, updated on Jan. 1 for 2025. 

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and Lehigh Valley Physician Group have added local physician group Eastern Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and Liver Specialists to their network. 

Beginning Jan. 1, nine states across the nation cut income taxes for residents, according to a Jan. 1 report from CBS News.

From new legislation to shuttered practices, these are the five most-read gastroenterology stories that Becker's covered in 2024: 

On Jan. 1, a new law went into effect in Nebraska, requiring insurance companies to cover every part of colorectal cancer screenings. 

Oklahoma City-based Cardiovascular Specialists and physician Stewart Katz, MD, have paid $270,000 to settle false claims allegations.