Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Commonwealth Pain & Spine to open Indiana ASC

    Claire Wallace -
    Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain & Spine has partnered with Woodward Development and Construction to open an ASC in Evansville, Ind., according to an April 24 report from the TriState Homepage.

  2. University of Iowa seeks approval to lease 25,000-square-foot medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    The University of Iowa has earned approval from its board of regents to lease a 24,450-square-foot medical office building in Urbandale, Iowa, according to an April 24 report from The Daily Iowan. 

  3. 12 states with the highest layoff rates

    Claire Wallace -
    Montana is the state with the highest layoff rate in the U.S., seeing more layoffs than any other state between October and January, according to research from business company Upflip based on the latest available data on layoffs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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  1. Remembering 8 healthcare leaders who have died in 2024

    Claire Wallace -
    The healthcare community is remembering eight leaders in their fields who have died since Dec. 22. 

  2. AdventHealth to construct $220M medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.) is preparing for a $220 million medical office building expansion just a month after opening a 20,000-square-foot Daytona Beach ASC, according to an April 24 report from the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

  3. New Hampshire physician charged with healthcare fraud

    Riz Hatton -
    A physician from Grantham, N.H., was charged for his alleged scheme to illegally distribute controlled substances and commit healthcare fraud. 

  4. 8 metro areas paying anesthesiologists more than $350K

    Paige Haeffele -
    In the San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif., area, anesthesiologists earn an average of $481,420 each year, making it the highest-paying metropolitan area for the profession in the U.S.

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  1. U of Michigan buys KMart headquarters for ambulatory care site

    Claire Wallace -
    The Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan plans to purchase the former KMart headquarters in Troy, Mich., to convert the space to a $4.4 million ambulatory and outpatient facility, according to an April 23 report from the Michigan Daily.

  2. 7 hospitals, health systems laying off employees: What ASCs need to know

    Patsy Newitt -
    Seven hospitals and health systems have announced plans to lay off employees in the last 20 days amid financial issues and payer contract obstacles. 

  3. UC San Diego plans $175M+ outpatient center

    Paige Haeffele -
    UC San Diego Health is developing an outpatient medical center with a price tag between $175 million and $225 million in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo neighborhood, the San Diego Union Tribune reported April 23.

  4. GI Alliance affiliate grows, adds Dr. Scharles Konadu

    Claire Wallace -
    Fort Worth-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, an affiliate of management group GI Alliance, has added gastroenterologist Scharles Konadu, MD. 

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  1. Arizona physician accused of sexually abusing patients

    Patsy Newitt -
    A physician in Yuma, Ariz., who pleaded not guilty to seven counts of sexual abuse and assault is facing new charges from patients, local CBS affiliate AZFamily reported April 23. 

  2. Fired Iowa physician contests license suspension in court 

    Patsy Newitt -
    A fired resident of Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is contesting his medical license suspension in court, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 22. 

  3. Bad news for private practice physicians

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three major issues plaguing private practice physicians today.

  4. 3 closures affecting healthcare

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three closures affecting the healthcare industry that Becker's has reported on since April 16:

  5. Anesthesiologist sues Optum-affiliated Oregon ASC for alleged retaliation firing

    Claire Wallace -
    Anesthesiologist Ellis Richard Clark, MD, has filed a lawsuit against Optum-affiliated Salem (Ore.) Surgery Center, which operates under the name Northbank Surgical Center, for allegedly firing him in retaliation for complaining about unsafe anesthesia practices, according to an April 23 report from the Lund Report.

  6. Northside Hospital Gwinnett adds innovative endoscopy procedure

    Claire Wallace -
    Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett has expanded its interventional gastrointestinal and endoscopy program through the addition of new, minimally invasive procedures.

  7. $1.2B for 5 of 2024's biggest-budget outpatient acquisitions

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are five of the most expensive outpatient medical facility acquisitions reported by Becker's in 2024 so far, with price tags totaling more than $1.2 billion:

  8. FTC to ban noncompetes 

    Patsy Newitt -
    The Federal Trade Commission has banned noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers, The Washington Post reported April 23. 

  9. Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania opens ASC

    Ariana Portalatin -
    The Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania recently opened Slate Hill Surgery Center in Camp Hill, Pa.

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