GI & Endoscopy

Five gastroenterologists working in New York City during the COVID-19 crisis shared recommendations for other healthcare providers.

Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:

Lakewood Ranch-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt its efforts to recruit gastroenterologists.

Private equity firm Webster Equity Partners established One GI, a gastroenterology platform, through a partnership with Memphis, Tenn.-based Gastro One. 

Motus GI got the green light to launch its Gen2 Pure-Vu System in Israel, the company announced April 7.

Here is a collection of resources and stories on how COVID-19 has affected gastroenterology published over the last week: 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is expanding its Jacksonville, Fla., campus through a $65 million project that will add several medical specialties, the Jacksonville Business Journal reports.

The American College of Gastroenterology created a comprehensive guide for gastroenterology practices looking to use telemedicine. 

The American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy provided guidance around how endoscopists should utilize personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ypsilanti, Mich.-based Huron Gastroenterology was blindsided by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research director Naresh Gunaratnam, MD, who was interviewed by NextServices President Praveen Suthrum.