California and Florida led the nation in top-rated ASCs for colonoscopy and endoscopy, according to U.S. News’ “2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” published March 17. The 2026 U.S. News ratings for ASCs are based on Medicare fee-for-service claims data from…
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At Los Angeles-based UCLA Health, growth in digestive disease care is not being defined by a single building, a single campus or even a single specialty. It is being shaped by a broader idea: that academic medicine works best when…
Little Rock, Ark., ranked as the most overweight and obese U.S. city in WalletHub’s 2026 analysis of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, while Honolulu ranked lowest. The personal finance website evaluated metropolitan areas across 19 metrics tied to weight-related…
Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital is set to open a gastroenterology clinic, according to a March 7 news release from the hospital. The GI practice will open in April and will begin providing endoscopy services in May. Patrick Okolo, MD, will…
When Mark Pochapin, MD, director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at New York City-based NYU Langone Health, came to the system in 2012, the GI division was relatively small and fragmented across several hospitals. Today, it has become…
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Bariatric surgery, weight loss management and related procedures are key offerings for many gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure. As technology continues to expand the capabilities of minimally invasive surgical procedures, more bariatric care will…
Discontinuing GLP-1 treatment does not always cause significant weight gain, as many patients transition to other obesity or diabetes treatments, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published March 12 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. One year after discontinuation, 19.6% of patients…
Health systems across the U.S. are continuing to expand outpatient digestive health services, with five new gastroenterology and endoscopy centers opening or breaking ground in the past month. The facilities aim to lower procedural costs, consolidate services and improve access…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened an ambulatory endoscopy center in Ogden, Utah. Intermountain Health Gastroenterology Center aims to reduce the cost of endoscopy procedures including colonoscopies, according to a March 11 news release from the health system. There…
Orlando (Fla.) Health has broken ground on a 28,000-square-foot facility in downtown Orlando that will house its new Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute. Set to open in spring 2027, the two-story institute will consolidate Orlando Health’s bariatric services, including…