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.
Patsy Newitt
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.
Intermountain Healthcare launched an outpatient imaging company that will offer flat-rate prices and open three outpatient imaging centers.
Medtronic recalled a brain aneurysm stent device because of a risk of malfunction linked to 10 serious injuries and two deaths.
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Jackson Hospital is converting a former elementary school into a facility that will include an ASC, medical office building and diagnostic imaging center, local NBC affiliate WJHG reported Sept. 27.
Eisenhower Health opened its expanded $68 million orthopedic center and ASC in Rancho Mirage, Calif., following licensing from the state, the health system announced Sept. 28.
City of Hope Orange County is building a cancer center featuring an outpatient surgery center in Irvine, Calif., Spectrum News 1 reported Sept. 27.
Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center performed its first procedure using Lumenis' minimally invasive laser technology, the Moses Pulse 120H, the center announced Sept. 28.
The U.S. is expected to reach a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, and cardiology could be hit the hardest, according to a report by physician search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins.