When Mark Pochapin, MD, director of the division of gastroenterology at New York City-based NYU Langone Health, came to the system in 2012, the GI division was relatively small and fragmented across several hospitals. Today, it has become one of…
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Bariatric surgery, weight loss management and related procedures are key offerings for many gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure. As technology continues to expand the capabilities of minimally invasive surgical procedures, more bariatric care will…
Discontinuing GLP-1 treatment does not always cause significant weight gain, as many patients transition to other obesity or diabetes treatments, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published March 12 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. One year after discontinuation, 19.6% of patients…
Health systems across the U.S. are continuing to expand outpatient digestive health services, with five new gastroenterology and endoscopy centers opening or breaking ground in the past month. The facilities aim to lower procedural costs, consolidate services and improve access…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened an ambulatory endoscopy center in Ogden, Utah. Intermountain Health Gastroenterology Center aims to reduce the cost of endoscopy procedures including colonoscopies, according to a March 11 news release from the health system. There…
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Orlando (Fla.) Health has broken ground on a 28,000-square-foot facility in downtown Orlando that will house its new Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute. Set to open in spring 2027, the two-story institute will consolidate Orlando Health’s bariatric services, including…
Health systems across the U.S. are expanding gastroenterology services as demand for digestive care, endoscopy and colorectal screening continues to rise. From large academic systems launching specialized programs to community hospitals investing in outpatient endoscopy suites, Becker’s has reported on…
Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health has opened a gastroenterology center to consolidate its clinic visits and endoscopy procedures. The 23,493-square-foot Hendrick Gastroenterology Center has 21 exam rooms, four procedure rooms, medication management and dedicated pre-op and recovery spaces. The new facility…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has developed a minimally invasive procedure that, when combined with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, may approach the weight loss of surgical sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric fundal mucosal ablation targets ghrelin production in the stomach’s fundus, a hormonal driver…
Outpatient colorectal procedures have increased 50% since 2018, with ASCs now handling most cases nationwide. ASCs performed nearly 9 million endoscopic colorectal procedures in 2024, driven by improved access to screening for conditions such as colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease…