Author: Claire Wallace

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health has converted a building in Malvern, Pa., into a medical facility with an ASC, according to an Oct. 11 report from ENRMidAtlantic.

Baptist Medical Center is seeking a construction permit for a medical office building in Jacksonville, Fla., according to an Oct. 10 report from the Jacksonville Daily Record.

In July, the FDA approved a new screening test for colorectal cancer that only requires a sample of blood.

A medical office building in East Hills, N.Y., has sold for $7.1 million, according to an Oct. 10 report from Long Island Business News.

A group of nurse practitioners has sued New York state in federal court alleging their employer has them doing the same work as physicians, but for substantially less pay, according to an Oct. 10 Medscape report. 

Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System has performed its 200th minimally invasive heart surgery, according to an Oct. 9 report from the Herald-Star. 

Pasadena, Calif.-based Foothill Cardiology Medical Group has purchased a medical office building for $11.3 million, according to an Oct. 9 report from L.A. Business First. 

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based SightMD has added two ophthalmologists, Paul Svitra, MD, and Kevin Vo, MD, to its team.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has launched a patient advocate center of excellence to deliver customer service to patients navigating anesthesia billing. 

About 40% of physicians believe practitioners have no obligation to take on Medicaid patients, according to the second part of Medscape's "Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024," published Oct. 9.