Today's Top 20 Stories
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Sutter Health to break ground on $442M medical office building, ASC
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is set to break ground on a five-story, 129,000-square-foot medical office building that will cost the system an estimated $442 million, according to an April 4 report from the San Francisco Chronicle. -
35 Chicago anesthesiologists form independent group
More than 35 independent anesthesiologists have banded together to form Chicago Anesthesia Locums, a subgroup of Midwest Anesthesia Partners. -
Health system sues former physician for allegedly refusing to return overpayments
Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health is suing a former physician for allegedly not paying back overpayments for on-call services, the Indiana Business Journal reported April 4.
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Florida ASC sues state for $500M in defamation suit
In March 2023, the ASC at Hudson, Fla.-based Bonati Spine Institute was temporarily shut down after the state of Florida suspended its license. -
Tenet, HCA, Yale & more: 1 week of massive hospital deals
Independent physicians and ASCs are facing new market challenges as health systems continue to consolidate. -
Surgeon pay by state
Utah is the highest-paying state for surgeons, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
Rural hospital to shutter surgery department
Atmore (Ala.) Community Hospital will shutter its surgery department June 1.
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Ophthalmologist pay in 39 states
Iowa is the highest-paying state for ophthalmologists in 2024, offering an average yearly salary of $430,910 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
CRNA pay by state
The average annual wage for a nurse anesthetist in the U.S. is $214,200. -
Physician assistant pay in all 50 states
Nevada is the state where physician assistants earn the most annually, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
3 physicians suing their former employers
Here are three physicians suing their former employers since March 11:
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23 top hospitals for GI research, per Avant-Garde Health
Twenty-three U.S. hospitals have been named in the top 1% of institutions for gastroenterology research in 2024 by Avant-Garde Health. -
Meet the leaders of the top 5 GI hospitals in the US
These are the physicians at the helm of the GI departments at the five best hospitals for gastroenterology in the U.S., using rankings by Newsweek. -
What NPs earn in all 50 states
Although the average annual salary among nurse practitioners in the U.S. in 2023 was $128,490, that figure can vary by up to $57,820 depending on the state one practices in. -
How much cardiologists earn in 24 states in 2024
Minnesota is the highest-paying state for cardiologists in 2024, offering an average yearly salary of $523,550 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
4 gastroenterologists in the headlines
Here are four gastroenterologists Becker's has reported on since March 6: -
Physician-owned network hopes to fill gaps left by 2 Wisconsin hospital closures
OakLeaf Medical Network, a physician-owned network based in Eau Claire, Wis., plans to open four clinics in Wisconsin following the closure of two hospitals. -
Missouri hospital opens surgery center in the works for 18 years
Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., opened a surgical center after 18 years of planning and work, according to an April 2 report by Houston Herald. -
What's new in gastroenterology?
Here are seven updates regarding gastroenterology that healthcare leaders should know: -
Shuttered Idaho physician group sells 4 facilities
Shuttered Nampa, Idaho-based physician group Saltzer Health sold three facilities to Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System after the group was closed.
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