GI & Endoscopy

Ten GIs to know:

Private equity firm IRA Capital acquired the Genesis Center for Digestive Health in Bettendorf, Iowa, the company said Aug. 3.

Three endoscopy centers affiliated with private equity-backed PE GI Solutions received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, PE GI said Aug. 5. 

Biotechnology company Second Genome is partnering with Arena Pharmaceuticals to identify gastrointestinal biomarkers, the companies announced Aug. 5.

Charlotte (N.C.) Gastroenterology & Hepatology will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 31, The Charlotte Observer reported.

CMS granted a new technology add-on payment for single-use duodenoscopes, according to an Aug. 2 news release. 

Miami, Fla.-based practice management group Gastro Health signed an agreement to add Reston, Va.-based The Gastroenterology Group, according to an Aug. 3 news release.

Gastroenterologists earn an average salary of $406,000, the seventh highest-paid medical specialty in 2021, and reach their highest rate of compensation after about 15 years of practice.

The five-physician, Las Cruces, N.M.-based Lohman Endoscopy Center was sold by Healthcare Real Estate Advisors.

Paducah, Ky.-based Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital added a specialized endoscopy suite and a new 2,600-square-foot operating room in a $3.1 million project, The Paducah Sun reported July 28.