Here are 10 health systems that have partnered or merged together since the beginning of 2025: 1. Two Bristol, Tenn.-based physician groups, Appalachian Orthopedics and Highlands Neurosurgery, partnered and joined Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tenn. The partnership, which went into…
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Chesterfield, Mo.-based Gateway Gastroenterology has partnered with United Surgical Partners International to open an outpatient endoscopy center, according to a June 9 report from Quad Cities Regional Business Journal. Ground will be broken on the two-story, 28,000-square-foot facility on June…
Paul Hughes of Omaha, Neb., was sentenced for fraudulently obtaining controlled substances and making false statements to the federal government, according to a June 6 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
Here are 10 ASCs hiring administrators: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeker websites. Practices and health systems are in alphabetical order. 1. Atlas Healthcare Partners is hiring an administrator at Corewell Health Orthopedic…
The share of physicians working in practices with fewer than five doctors has plummeted over the past decade, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. The AMA surveyed 5,000 physicians who have completed residency, provide patient care…
James Flaherty, MD, an interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, serves as medical director of the hospital’s coronary care unit. He specializes in advanced therapies for structural heart disease, including transcatheter aortic valve…
A woman disfigured after undergoing 11 unnecessary procedures at an ASC has reached a $3.36 million malpractice settlement, according to a June 6 report from Law.com. What happened? Becker’s has reached out to Special Surgery of Essex County, which is…
A state advisory board is recommending a $1 billion investment in New York City-based SUNY Downstate Hospital that includes building an ASC, Gothamist reported June 6. The proposal would keep the hospital open, reversing earlier suggestions of closure. In addition…
The Oakland County Health Division has confirmed possible measles exposure for patients visiting a medical office building in Rochester Hills, Mich., according to a June 8 report from The Detroit News. Patients visiting the facility on June 3 between 8…
New guidelines from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement advise patients using GLP-1 medications for weight loss to fast for a longer period of time preoperatively, according to a June 5 Medscape report. In June 2023, the American…