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North Dakota held the title for highest U.S. hospital expenses per visit in 2018, according to QuoteWizard, a company that provides insurance quote comparisons.

Dental equipment manufacturer Ace Surgical Supply furloughed 31 of its 106 employees and saw sales drop nearly 90 percent in a month's time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Enterprise.

San Antonio-based TSAOG Orthopaedics lost 90 percent of its surgical volume and half its office visits from mid-March through April, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.

The average amount of revenue physicians generate for hospitals has jumped significantly in recent years, and a decline in patient volumes and elective procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic is putting hospitals and physicians in a fragile financial position. 

Seattle Children's Hospital closed several operating rooms after air tests revealed low levels of mold in early May, according to MYNorthwest and KIRO Radio.

Tallahassee, Fla.-based Red Hills Surgical Center received a Q1 2020 Best Practice Award from Inventory Optimization Solutions.

Medical Group Management Association released its 31st Provider Compensation and Production Report.

The novel coronavirus "does not spread easily" on surfaces or objects, according to the CDC's updated website page.

One in 10 physician assistants has experienced a change in primary practice setting — shifting to an outpatient surgery center or intensive care unit, for example — during the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Physician Assistants' "COVID-19 PA…

Medscape released its "Physician Compensation Report 2020," examining how COVID-19 affected clinician salaries.