Author: Claire Wallace

The Houston-based Texas Heart Medical Group has changed its name to the Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care and moved to a newly renovated location. 

Woodlake Medical Building, a 42,467-square-foot medical office building in Woodbury, Minn., has been acquired by Davis Healthcare Real Estate for $18 million, according to a Dec. 9 report from Commercial Property Executive.

Healthcare settings nationwide are still struggling to reduce physician stress and burnout in the workplace. According to a Dec. 6 report from the American Medical Association, there are four things that might help reduce physician stress. 

Phoenix Children's has finalized a transfer agreement with Phoenix-based Valley Anesthesiology Consultants to bring 39 of its pediatric anesthesiologists to Children's. 

Patient safety reporter Leapfrog has released a list of the best ASCs in the U.S. for two years in a row. The award is based on key factors including infection rates and error prevention. 

Thirty percent of physicians believe that a romantic relationship with a patient is acceptable, according to Medscape's "Right or Wrong in Medicine" report. 

Fifty percent of physicians said it is appropriate to deny treatment to patients who refuse to wear a mask and social distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to Medscape's "Right or Wrong in Medicine" report. 

Urology has been named the most stressful job of 2022, according to a Dec. 8 report from CNBC based on a study from the Occupational Information Network, a part of the U.S. Department of Labor. 

Specialty network GastroGPO has partnered with AnX Robotica, a developer of minimally invasive endoscopy procedures. 

From an orthopedic ASC to a USPI-affiliated surgery center, 12 ASCs have added new robots in 2022: