Author: Patsy Newitt

Rural health clinic McCurtain Memorial Urgent Care - Hochatown near Broken Bow, Okla., closed April 28. 

While there were no notable mega-mergers in the ASC industry in 2023, there was transaction activity by multi-site operators and health systems, according to VMG Health's 2024 Healthcare M&A Report published May 7. 

Certified nursing assistants and certified occupational therapist assistants topped WalletHub's 2024 ranking of the best entry-level jobs. 

Physician group deal volume remained at high levels in 2023, according to VMG Health's 2024 Healthcare M&A Report published May 7. 

Colonoscopy demand is continuing to grow as gastroenterologists and GI practices face ever-declining reimbursements. 

Rite Aid has shuttered more than 520 locations since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October, Bloomberg reported May 3. 

The Texas Medical Association named Beaumont-based anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, as its 159th president. 

Nurses at Essentia Miller Hill Surgery Center and Essentia Solvay Hospice House, both based in Duluth, Minn., have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. 

Here are three anesthesiologist lawsuits or license probations Becker's has reported on since April 15: 

The Medical Board of California has put anesthesiologist Anna Bowling, MD, on probation for seven years for practicing medicine while under the influence, ABC affiliate KXTV reported May 2.