Medical Center with 45 years of experience, joined Becker’s to discuss the rewarding yet increasingly complex path of pursuing a medical career. Editor’s note: This response has been edited lightly ...

Nurse practitioners in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area have the highest average annual salary of any metropolitan area in the U.S. for the profession, making $223,530 per year. Nine ...

A bill that would ban anesthesia time limits in the state of Illinois has unanimously passed another hurdle, according to an April 30 report from WAND. The bill was proposed in January by Republican ...

Innovations in patient experience To increase their effectiveness and improve patient experience surrounding colonoscopy preparation, some practices have turned to new staffing models to provide a ...

Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has been gifted $25 million from UCLA alumna and former chair of the UCLA Foundation board Shirley Wang and her husband, Walter, for its new digestive health center. The ...

Becker’s has reported on five hospital closures in April. For ASCs, this might result in an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or outpatient departments ...

United Surgical Partners International, the ASC arm of Nashville, Tenn.-based Tenet Healthcare, is sharpening its strategic focus on orthopedic-driven centers, executives said during Tenet’s April 29 ...

Here are four ASC controversies Becker’s has reported on since March 31. 1. Patrick Campbell, a former nurse at North Platte (Neb.) Surgery Center, has been charged with stealing prescription ...

Fujifilm has released two new gastroscopes — the EG-840T and the EG-840TP — as part of its next-generation 800 series, according to an April 30 news release. Both devices work with Fujifilm’s ...

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia has forged a new partnership with four facilities in Gallipolis, Ohio-based Holzer Health System. According to an April 30 news release, the partnership ...

Here are hospitals, health systems and physician practices that have announced layoffs in April, as reported by Becker’s: 1. CVS Health will lay off 55 employees who report to Aetna’s headquarters in ...

Privately held anesthesia services firm Somnia has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $2.4 million in a class action lawsuit following a 2022 data breach, according to an April 30 report from the ...