Four Washington state sleep diagnostic centers are closing following the sentencing of their physician owner on federal fraud charges, the Columbia Basin Herald reported April 9. Central Washington Sleep Diagnostic Center announced it will close all four of its locations…
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While compensation rose roughly 3% across the board in 2025, an April 10 Medscape report found.a stark divide between the highest and lowest-paying specialties. The report, which surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties from Sept. 5 to Dec.…
Between 2012 and 2020, the number of GI practices decreased by more than 650, 14%, even as the total number of gastroenterologists grew, according to a new study published February in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The authors – Jonathan Busam,…
Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health will break ground on a $12 million outpatient imaging center at its Unity Hospital campus April 27. The facility will be housed in the Unity Professional Office Building and offer MRI, CT, DEXA, X-ray, mammography and…
Endoscopies are among the most common procedures in the U.S. with millions performed each year. For providers to safely and efficiently perform a high volume of endoscopies there needs to be a high-performing endoscopy team, especially sterile processing technicians and…
Bain Capital and Evergreen Medical Properties have acquired a portfolio of six medical outpatient buildings in Georgia. The six properties, located in Sandy Springs and Alpharetta, Ga., total about 665,000 square feet and are anchored by Northside Hospital, according to…
From advancements in robotic surgery to new methods for minimally invasive procedures, here are five recent breakthroughs in surgical care: 1. Physicians at Advanced Surgery Center of Beverly Hills (Calif.) performed the first post-FDA-approval case using the Synergy Disc April…
Mercy Hospital St. Louis will begin treating liver tumors with the Edison histotripsy system, a noninvasive technology that uses sound waves to destroy tumors. The first patient procedure is slated for late April. Mercy is the first hospital in Missouri…
Medicus Healthcare Solutions released a report outlining a projected shortage of 3,010 full-time equivalent cardiologists in 2026. The report found about 22 million Americans live in counties without a practicing cardiologist, with an average of nearly 2,000 patients per cardiologist…
Of the more than 200 orthopedic ASCs on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list, more than 80 are in the South. The full list of all ranked ASCs is here. Here are the top spine and orthopedic ASCs in the South.…