Here are three updates on unionization efforts by resident physicians and fellows in March, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Resident physicians at the University of Minnesota have voted to unionize, filing for recognition March 24 with the Committee of Interns…
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An 8,935-square-foot medical office building in Newport Beach, Calif., has sold for $5 million, according to a March 24 report from Connect CRE. The facility was sold by investment products provider Equity Enterprises and is 62% leased. It is located…
Certified registered nurse anesthetist Christopher Lonetta, DNP, died unexpectedly on March 17 at 49, according to a Dignity Memorial obituary. Dr. Lonetta worked at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as a CRNA and served in corporate leadership roles…
Here are four ASC controversies Becker’s has reported on in the last month: 1. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Hand & Plastic Surgery Centre, which does business as Elite Plastic Surgery, reported a data breach affecting 19,846 individuals. Elite Plastic Surgery detected…
Baptist Health System has opened a new surgery center in Madison, Miss., according to a March 24 report from ABC affiliate WAPT. Baptist Surgery Center totals 11,200 square feet and houses four operating rooms and two gastrointestinal endoscopy rooms. It…
A car crashed into a Kaiser Permanente-leased medical office building in Sacramento, Calif., on the morning of March 24, according to a report from CBS Sacramento. Officials are investigating the cause of the crash, which injured three pedestrians, who were…
In mid-March, U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., and Jen Kiggans, R-Va., introduced legislation that would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists and physician anesthesiologists to provide anesthesia autonomously at the Veterans Health Administration. This is one of many pieces of ongoing…
Here are five federal policy issues that could impact the healthcare workforce in 2025: 1. Mark Meador, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the third Republican seat on the five-member Federal Trade Commission, recently told a Senate panel that the…
A physician who practiced in Washington, D.C., was found guilty of illegally distributing prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash. Ndubuisi Okafor, MD, of Upper Marlboro, Md., ran a medical clinic in Washington, D.C., between May 2021 and April 2023,…
Anesthesiologists have an average annual salary of $386,180 in Montana, the best-ranked state for physicians in 2025. Personal finance site WalletHub ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., comparing 19 key metrics, including compensation, burnout, malpractice rates and more. Compensation…