Opioid-sparing protocols have become increasingly desired and commonplace in outpatient surgery, as heightened surgical volumes and patient preferences increase the demand for swifter recoveries. “Especially in ASCs … they don’t want prolonged recovery,” Gavin Baker, CRNA, CEO of New Orleans-based…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
Healthcare workers in California have raised concerns about protocols for handling an increased presence of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in medical facilities, Cal Matters reported Aug. 26. The appearance of federal immigration agents have become more routine since President…
A Potomac, Md., physician has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for distributing and dispensing controlled substances, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 26 release. What happened?
As surgical care continues migrating to the outpatient setting and the demand for anesthesia rises amid ongoing staffing shortages, a number of economic, regulatory and clinical issues have surfaced as key factors in the industry’s future. Limited flexibility in staffing…
Each of Washington state’s 39 counties is now designated at least partially as a “health professional shortage area,” according to the Rural Health Information Hub. In a viewpoint article published by The Seattle Times Aug. 25., Steven Kaptik, MD, a…
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Denver-based Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospitals has begun a new partnership with Sound Anesthesia. According to an Aug. 26 news release shared with Becker’s, Sound Anesthesia is a part of Nashville, Tenn.-based Sound Physicians, which includes physician anesthesiologists and certified…
Cleveland-based MetroHealth plans to close six outpatient offices in October to stabilize its finances and enhance operational efficiency. In an Aug. 25 news release, the health system said services at the affected locations will be consolidated into larger sites, where…
Physicians were not positive in their outlook on the U.S. physician shortage in Medscape’s “Feeling the Impact of the Physician Shortage: Medscape Report 2025,” released Aug. 22. The survey collected responses from 1,001 physicians from March 20 to April 24,…
Cleveland-based Woodside Health, a healthcare real estate private equity firm, and real estate investment company Heitman, have acquired a medical office building as a part of a joint venture, Commercial Property Executive reported Aug. 25. The Twelve Oaks Professional Center,…
Gainesville-based Northwest Georgia Health System has paused its acquisition of Longstreet Clinic, also in Gainesville, due to an unspecific number of Longstreet physicians being under investigation by the Justice Department, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker’s. The nature…