The Doctors Company, an insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability, is celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Tribute Plan, a benefit that financially rewards members when they retire from the practice of medicine.
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OrthoCarolina Scotland and Scotland (N.C.) Health Care System are teaming up to provide greater physical therapy services at Scotland Memorial Hospital, according to the Laurinburg Exchange.
Out of the top 20 recruited physician specialties from April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2012, a majority saw an increase in offered salaries, according to the Merritt Hawkins "2012 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives."
Although some hospitals and other healthcare organizations scaled back overall physician recruiting efforts during the recession and now slow economic recovery, there are several high-demand specialties that attracted higher average income offers last year, according to the Merritt Hawkins "2012…
After years of failing financially, the Regional Medical Center of Memphis (Tenn.) is on track to becoming one-stop shop for patients with new renovations, according to The Commercial Appeal.
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To fill growing surgery demands with finite space, Ogden Regional Medical Center in Salt Lake City teamed up with GE Healthcare Performance Solutions to optimize its capacity through scheduling software, according to a Market Watch report.
James E. Moravek, Jr., MD, has joined the MidAmerica Hand to Shoulder Clinic at the practice's Palos Hills and Mokena offices in Illinois.
Roughly one-third of the country's physician workforce plans to retire or leave their practice in the next 10 years, according to Jackson Healthcare's Physician Practice Trends Survey 2012.
The Board of Directors at Massena (New York) Memorial Hospital approved a $1.9 million loan agreement to go toward the purchase of Seaway Orthopedics for a total of $2.95 million, including equipment, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale, Wash., is on schedule to build its new orthopedic hospital for $315 per square foot, well below the cost of other inpatient facilities in the region, according to a Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce report.