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Burnout among employed physicians is nearly universal, and a growing share are eyeing the exit — whether that means a new job, a different career or collective bargaining, according to the 2026 PAI Employed Physician Survey. Eighty-eight percent of physicians…

Commercial real estate company Thomas Park Investments acquired a four-property medical office building portfolio in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., according to an Aug. 21 report from Commercial Search.  One of the properties in McLean, Va., is the MedStar Health…

Underneath every conversation about ASCs taking on total joints, spine and cardiac cases is CMS and a handful of state legislatures rewriting the rules that used to keep those cases in the hospital. “As CMS moves toward site-neutral, single-payment policy,…

About 60% of cardiologists’ overall happiness stayed the same year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape. The report, “Following Their Own Advice: Medscape Cardiologist Mental Health Report 2026,” published Aug. 21, surveyed 5,159 full-time physicians practicing in the U.S.…

From new programs to enrollment expansions, universities are racing to build a CRNA pipeline that the healthcare system increasingly depends on.  Here are three universities that are adding new anesthesia programs or expanding existing ones, as reported by Becker’s since…

Smaller health systems are relying on compensation to retain physicians and advanced practice providers at far higher rates than large systems, which have shifted toward mentorship, career development and wellness programs, according to a report from the Association for Advancing…

For years, ASC staffing shortages were treated as a cost-line headache. Now, leaders increasingly describe workforce scarcity as something closer to a ceiling on what an ASC can safely do at all. “ASCs are particularly dealing with shortages in skilled…

Apex Anesthesia Review launched its Apex Job Board, a hiring platform for nurse anesthetists.  The platform connects certified registered nurse anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists with ASCs, hospitals, health systems, private practices and anesthesia groups, according to an Aug.…

Private equity paid a record $191 billion for U.S. healthcare deals in 2025, more than the sector’s previous peak in 2021. The move follows years of private equity-backed physician practice acquisitions. Nashville, Tenn.-based Rural Healthcare Group, part of private equity…