William Wilcox joined Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International in 1998, and served in president and director roles before becoming CEO.
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Consumerism has contributed to making outpatient care the fastest growing healthcare sector, with the number of procedures occurring in ASCs increasing from 50 percent in 1990 to nearly 66 percent in 2014, according to an article published in Surgical Products.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare Chairman and CEO R. Milton Johnson plans to retire and HCA named President and COO Sam Hazen his replacement.
Christopher Holden has more than 25 years of experience working in the healthcare industry. He was appointed Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare's president and CEO in 2016 after previously serving as Nashville-based AmSurg's director and president from 2007 to 2016.
Only 4 percent of medical students surveyed in 2018 said their chosen medical specialty is general surgery, compared with 8 percent in 2016, according to Medscape's Medical Student Life & Education Report 2018.
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Reimbursement changes, surgical advancements and a patient label change have led to a drop in inpatient hospital stays in the Dayton, Ohio, area, according to Dayton Daily News.
Chris Bishop was named the CEO of Westchester, Illl.-based Regent Surgical Health in 2016 after previously serving as president.
Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and J.P. Morgan tapped Jack Stoddard as COO of their new health venture, CNBC reported.
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Houston-based HCA Gulf Coast completed its acquisition of North Cypress (Texas) Medical Center and named Jim Brown the facility's CEO.