Here are five things to know about Amazon's recent moves that Becker's has reported on since March 11:

An emergency room physician at Missoula, Mont.-based Community Medical Center has been charged with sexually assaulting patients, MTN News reported May 9. 

The national average annual salary earned by certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners varies by $36,260, depending on credentials, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey. 

A 50,154-square-foot medical office building and an 8,006-square-foot medical office building in West Palm Beach, Fla., have been hit with a $7.88 million foreclosure lawsuit, according to a May 9 report from the South Florida Business Journal. 

Physician and surgeon shortages are sweeping ASCs and health systems across the nation as the age of practicing surgeons continues to rise and the number of surgical residents in the U.S. continues to fall. 

Lawrence Sherman, MD, a physician in Shelby Township, Mich., has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegally distributing prescription drugs.

The 25 best places for physicians to retire in 2024 span 19 states nationwide, according to an annual ranking from Forbes published May 10. 

St. Louis-based Ascension reported a cybersecurity incident May 8 that disrupted IT systems across the network.

James Aronovitz, DO, and his practice agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations they charged Medicare and Medicaid programs for services purportedly provided by a physician, but were rendered by physician assistants. 

A nephrologist in Lexington, Ky., was sentenced to two years in prison for a $14 million kickback and fraud scheme. 

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Healthcare System is closing a Missouri surgery center.

Here are five controversies involving ASC closures, lawsuits or opposition that Becker's has reported on since April 10:

A Cedar Grove, N.J.-based physician was sentenced to 26 months in prison for a $1.3 million healthcare fraud scheme targeting Amtrak. 

U.S. News & World Report has rated ambulatory surgery centers for the first time this year after decades of rating acute care hospitals across the nation, and surgery center leaders can now preview their results.

There are 34 billionaires in the U.S. who made their wealth in healthcare ventures, according to Forbes' annual list of the richest people in the world. 

ASCs and other small businesses have struggled to stay afloat amid rising practice costs, staffing shortages and reimbursement declines. 

A man in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release and must pay $97 million for his role in a healthcare fraud and kickback scheme. 

Nashville-based Surgery Partners has 192 affiliated practices nationwide, and continues to be a major player in the ASC industry.

Robert Eyzaguirre, MD, the owner and sole physician of a medical clinic in Bellflower, Calif., pleaded guilty to submitting false claims to a Medi-Cal program.

Thirty-seven percent of physicians and advanced practice providers that work on a locum tenens basis do it as a side job on top of an additional permanant role as a clinician, according to an April report from AMN Healthcare.