Author: Patsy Newitt

Marietta (Ohio) Memorial Hospital is reportedly the first in the U.S. to fully convert to single-use duodenoscopes for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, News and Sentinel reported Sept. 30.

The US gastroenterology ASC market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2026, according to a Sept. 30 report by consulting firm Grand View Research. 

Montecito Medical acquired a medical office building housing a surgery center in Arlington, Texas, the company said Sept. 30.

Here are eight joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in the past 90 days:

Almost 20 percent of physicians ages 40-69 still have student loan debt, according to the Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2021.

Artificial intelligence is known by some gastroenterology leaders as the "biggest disrupter" of the industry — aiding GIs in identifying colon polyps and more. 

Eric Evans has been the CEO and director of Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners since January 2020. 

Ophthalmology is the specialty with the second highest projected physician deficit by 2025, according to a report by physician search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins.

Billings Clinic Bozeman (Mont.) is building an ASC and ambulatory care center to accommodate population growth.

The U.S. is expected to reach a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, and more than 2 of 5 active physicians will be older than 65 in the next decade.