York (Maine) Hospital has raised more than $6.2 million — 97% of the $6.4 million goal for its “Leading with Heart” campaign — following a grant from the New York City-based Hearst Foundations, according to a July 28 report from…
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UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute in Lexington, Ky., has opened a new heart catheterization lab for adults with congenital heart disease and children at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, also in Lexington, according to a July 28 UKnow report. The…
Alcohol-related liver disease is increasing at more than twice the rate it did two decades ago, with women seeing the sharpest rise, according to a study published July 23 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Researchers examined alcohol intake and liver…
Odessa, Texas-based Medical Center Hospital has earned reaccreditation for its cardiac catheterization lab with percutaneous coronary intervention from the American College of Cardiology, according to a July 24 Odessa American report. The hospital first received the accreditation in 2022 and…
Gastroenterologists are facing increasing financial pressure as reimbursement cuts, inflation and rising practice costs erode earnings and threaten long-term sustainability. While GI compensation has grown about 33.8% since 2015, inflation-adjusted income has declined. A $370,000 salary in 2015 would need…
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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at age 71 following a cardiac arrest, according to a July 24 report from ESPN. Clearwater, Fla., police responded to a cardiac arrest call and Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was pronounced…
Hospitals are ramping up investment in gastroenterology to meet rising demand, expand outpatient services and boost revenue in a shifting care landscape. GI conditions cost the U.S. about $120 billion annually and contribute to more than 250,000 deaths each year,…
The second quarter of 2025 saw a wave of gastroenterology center openings across the U.S., reflecting continued investment in outpatient care. Gateway Gastroenterology, based in Chesterfield, Mo., partnered with United Surgical Partners International to open an outpatient endoscopy center. Management…
Cardiologists working in employed settings can see a 74% increase in average salary from early to late career, according to Medscape’s salary explorer. Nationwide, cardiologists with 1 to 7 years of experience earn an average of $310,000 annually. Salaries rise…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based East Valley Urology has completed the first three prostate cancer procedures in PROCEPT BioRobotics’ FDA-approved WATER IV trial using Aquablation therapy. The outpatient procedures, performed by Rahul Mehan, MD, were completed without complications and with same-day discharge, according…