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…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
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…
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,…
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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…
Here are eight certified-registered nurse anesthetists in recent Becker’s headlines: 1. The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has appointed Jeffrey Molter, MSN, as its next president. Mr. Molter has been a CRNA for more than 25 years, and he currently…
The business and operations of ASCs tend to vary greatly by state, as many laws regulating the ASC space differ on state-by-state basis. Krista DuRapau, executive director of the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, recently joined Becker’s to discuss what…
New clinical and technological developments in oncology are revolutionizing patient care, which is driving a possible migration towards outpatient settings within the specialty, according to experts at a session presented by The American Journal of Managed Care June 17. The…