Author: Claire Wallace

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health plans to construct a flagship campus in Emeryville, Calif., that will feature an ambulatory care complex and a new medical center with 200 beds. 

Ophthalmology department technicians at the Regional Eye Center at Confluence Health Wenatchee (Wash.) have voted 38-2 to form a collective bargaining unit, according to a Feb. 18 report from radio station KPQ.

For a majority of physicians, overall happiness, work-life balance, family relationships and friendships have either stayed the same or worsened over the last three years, according to Medscape's infographic, "Where Physicians’ Quality of Life Is Headed," published Feb. 11. 

Washington state lawmakers are considering allocating $840,000 to the state's Department of Ecology to study the impact of anesthesia gas on the environment. 

All physician specialties are facing growing reimbursement pressures that lead to burnout. This burnout is especially being felt by anesthesia providers. 

Two Florida lawmakers have filed legislation to grant CRNAs the ability to practice without physician supervision, according to a Feb. 18 report from The Capitolist.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has been forced to postpone elective surgeries after breaking ties with its long-term anesthesia group. 

Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Health has opened a new GI clinic at the Amanda and J. David Williams Surgery Center, which opened its doors in June 2024, according to a Feb. 17 report from the Hill Country Community Journal.

UC Davis (Calif.) Health's colorectal surgery program has been designated a surgical quality partner by the American College of Surgeons and the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer. 

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System has expanded cardiology services.