Author: Francesca Mathewes

President Donald Trump has signed a House-approved funding package to end a partial government shutdown, CBS News reported Feb. 3.  The House passed the funding bill Feb. 3 by a 217-214 vote. The vote was largely party-line, yet Republicans and…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has acquired 13 urgent care clinics and six freestanding emergency departments as it continues its outpatient expansion.  HCA’s Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare said Feb. 2 that it has acquired 13 CommunityMed urgent care centers to serve…

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly investing in ASCs not only as a method for expanding surgical volumes, but as a key element of system affordability. “We think about affordability not just being something that we state, but something that…

The anesthesia workforce shortage has become a fixture in healthcare at large as hospitals, health systems and ASCs figure out how to balance high surgical demand with a lack of providers. Three leaders in anesthesia recently joined Becker’s to share…

Here are 10 ASC projects that were announced or completed in January, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health opened an outpatient ophthalmology center in Brea, Calif.  2. Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare opened a new ASC in…

A partial government shutdown began Jan. 31 after Congress missed a midnight Jan. 30 deadline to approve a revised funding package. Here are five things to know about the shutdown: 1. While the Senate voted 71-29 late Jan. 30 to…

2025 saw more than 367 physician practice transactions in the first three quarters alone, demonstrating a continued trend toward an increasingly consolidated physician practice space.  Two leaders in the physician practice space recently joined Becker’s to discuss what their visions…

Senate Democrats and Republicans came to an agreement Jan. 29 to move five spending bills forward after a six-bill government funding package failed to reach the 60-vote threshold for passage. Here are eight things to know about the spending bill,…

In a recent online workshop hosted by the FTC, the agency’s Chair Andrew Ferguson said that the agency would not impose a blanket ban on noncompetes in all physician contracts, Medpage Today reported Jan. 30.  In the workshop, physicians discussed…

As the physician practice environment continues to adapt to near constant market shifts, physician alignment is essential to ensure teams can respond nimbly and cohesively to arising demands and challenges in healthcare. Two leaders in the physician practice space recently…