Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System has partnered with WovenX Health, a leader in virtual gastroenterology care. The partnership aims to increase access to GI services for patients in the area, streamlining care delivery and improving patient outcomes, according to…
GI & Endoscopy
In recent years, GI practices have been facing growing financial and clinical challenges at what feel to some like an exponential rate — especially for those who remain independent. This rings particularly true when it comes to the management of…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Gateway Gastroenterology has partnered with United Surgical Partners International to open an outpatient endoscopy center, according to a June 9 report from Quad Cities Regional Business Journal. Ground will be broken on the two-story, 28,000-square-foot facility on June…
Management organization GI Alliance has partnered with real estate company MedCore to open a new ASC in Bentonville, Ark. The ASC officially opened to patients in February, providing outpatient surgical procedures and clinical services for GI patients, according to a…
A study recently published in Gastroenterology presents a possible breakthrough in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. According to a June 5 news release, the trial included 238 patients across eight U.S. academic medical centers, including Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic,…
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Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will…
Grass Valley, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group—Sierra Nevada, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, has acquired Sierra Nevada Gastroenterology, also based in Grass Valley. The clinic will close June 9 and reopen June 16, rebranded as Dignity Health Medical…
Here are four new gastroenterology practices and facilities opening up or being planned, as reported by Becker’s since April 21:
A class action lawsuit accuses Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center (CAMC) and two former physicians of performing medically unnecessary paraesophageal hernia repairs, often without patient consent, during bariatric surgeries, WCHS reported June 3. What happened?
A single-center study published in JAMA supported recent recommendations that the age of colorectal cancer screening age be lowered to 45, Medpage Today reported June 3. The study, conducted by researchers Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, investigated colorectal neoplasia…