Surgeons at Coral Terrace, Fla.-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute successfully performed Florida’s first partial heart transplant on an 11-year-old patient. The patient had two heart surgeries as a baby prior to coming to Nicklaus Children’s, according to an April…
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ASCs pride themselves on efficiency, but industry leaders say a surprising amount of margin is quietly slipping away in the form of wasted minutes, underutilized block time and idle operating rooms. “A surprising amount of ASC margin is left on…
Thomas Park Investments has acquired two on-campus medical office buildings totaling 127,868 square feet on the MedStar Montgomery Medical Campus in Olney, Md. The portfolio, known as the Olney 2-Pack, was purchased from Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health through a newly…
Ten physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss whether the independent model is breaking or just changing form. The answers were more nuanced than a simple obituary, but most agree the bar has become increasingly higher. Editor’s note: Responses have been…
Operational efficiency is one of, if not the most important aspects for physicians in a potential ASC partnership. Without it, centers can fall apart before they get off the ground. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners takes a physician-first approach to…
The highest-paid gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, the most populated city in the West, earns $1,044,600 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Here are the salaries of the highest paid gastroenterologists in the 10 most populated cities in the…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine is investing $25.5 million into a new medical office building adjacent to its Princeton (W.Va.) Community Hospital. The four-story, 50,636-square-foot facility will consolidate seven physician practices and outpatient therapies into one location, according to an April…
Physician practice consolidation showed no signs of slowing in the first quarter, with ophthalmology, radiology, and cardiovascular specialties drawing the heaviest dealmaking activity as acquirers pushed aggressively into the Sun Belt and mid-Atlantic markets. The move follows a trend of…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners’ acquisition of Preferred Vascular Group reflects larger trends across the ASC landscape as companies race toward scale and specialization. The ASC industry is steadily expanding. According to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual report to Congress…
Three physician billionaires have taken vastly different paths to wealth, including a hospital empire, a cancer drug breakthrough and a biotech built from scratch. Here’s how the wealth of three physician billionaires have evolved since 2022: Thomas Frist Jr., MD…