Private equity groups have displayed significant interest in cardiology over the last several years as the specialty sees a rise in outpatient growth and demand for cardiovascular services remains ...

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has named Stuart Bertsch, MD, as chair of the department of anesthesiology.  Dr. Bertsch joined the department of anesthesiology in 2013. He also ...

Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital has performed Oneida County’s first patent foramen ovale closure, a minimally invasive heart procedure that can reduce stroke risk, according to an Aug. 11 WKTV report.

Vandalia Health has added Zachary Curtis, MD, to its team of cardiovascular specialists.  Dr. Curtis is an interventional cardiologist and previously practiced at the Marshall University Joan C.

Columbus-based OhioHealth will open its new $31 million Canal Winchester (Ohio) Health Center on Aug. 12, bringing expanded care options to one of central Ohio’s fastest-growing communities, according ...

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has named David Kalfa, MD, PhD, chief of its section of cardiovascular surgery and co-director of the Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. He will also be a ...

Neenah, Wisc.-based ThedaCare has acquired the Wisconsin Institute of Urology in Fox Crossing, for $16.5 million. According to an Aug. 1 news release, WIU is the largest independent urology practice ...

Independent practices have been in steady decline over the last two decades, as hospitals and health systems have grown in size and market influence and the cost of operations whittles away at ...

Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a lawsuit July 15 in bankruptcy court against its former chairman and CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, alleging insider transactions and mismanagement drained its ...

Patients with Fontan circulatory failure face higher mortality risk while awaiting or after undergoing heart transplantation, if they have certain health complications, according to a multi-center ...

Introduction When I first started practicing gastroenterology, most of our endoscopy patients received 50 mg of meperidine and 2 mg of midazolam, and they did just fine. Not any more. More and more of ...