Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare has named four new physician leaders in anesthesiology, gastroenterology, cardiothoracic surgery and women’s health. Here are the new appointments, according to a July 29 news release from AtlantiCare:
GI & Endoscopy
Colonoscopy is the most frequently performed procedure in ASCs, and while the demand is rising, the economics of performing it are getting worse. Colonoscopy accounts for 13.4% of all ASC procedure volume nationally, generates more Medicare savings than almost any…
Thomas Serena, CEO of the American Gastroenterological Association, is retiring at the end of 2026. Mr. Serena has spent more than three decades with the organization, serving in various leadership roles, according to a July 28 news release from the…
Rush University Medical Center and GI Partners of Illinois are hosting the inaugural Midwest Endo Live 2026, a live endoscopy conference scheduled for Aug. 27 to 28 in Chicago, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The event brings…
A White House Office of Management and Budget proposed rule that would require senior political appointees to approve every discretionary federal research grant is drawing sharp opposition from gastroenterology and biomedical research organizations, according to a recent alert from the…
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Less than two months after Ascension closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of Amsurg, the combined platform is already expanding its GI footprint by adding five endoscopy centers in North Carolina that bring 15 gastroenterologists and hepatologists into the network. Nashville,…
The FDA has approved SimpleScreen CRC, a blood-based colorectal cancer screening test developed by Brisbane, Calif.-based Freenome, on July 27, according to a July 27 news release. This is the second blood test cleared for average-risk CRC screening and the…
The Hospitals of Providence opened Weight Loss Center West and Providence Medical Partners General Surgery and Weight Management at a single site in west El Paso, Texas, July 22, KFOX14 reported the same day. Benjamin Clapp, MD, a board-certified bariatric…
Medtech company EvoEndo has reached 3,000 sedation-free transnasal endoscopy cases with the EvoEndo Endoscopy System. More than 100 practitioners have used the system, and several hospitals have performed more than 300 cases, according to a July 23 news release from…
The Digestive Health Center of Alliance, formerly known as the Digestive Health Center of North Richland Hills, has opened a new center in Fort Worth, Texas. The 9,500-square-foot facility includes three procedure rooms, one operating room and 14 preoperative and…