Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health will close its primary care practice in Castine on Feb. 27, citing staffing challenges, declining patient volume per physician and rising operating costs, Maine Public reported Jan. 14. The practice’s four staff members and its…
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Private equity firm IRA Capital has purchased a medical office building in Wilmington, N.C., for $17 million, according to a Jan. 14 report from Wilmington Biz. The 37,000-square-foot property houses an EmergeOrtho practice location, one of the largest orthopedic groups…
As of Dec. 14, gastroenterologists’ average annual salary is $583,380, according to salary transparency platform Marit Health’s compilation of 215 salaries. Here are 10 more stats to know: 1. Most gastroenterologists earn between $462,500 (25th percentile) and $650,000 (75th percentile),…
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