More physicians are regretting choosing to pursue medicine, according to a 2023 survey from the Physicians Foundation. 

Certified nursing assistants and certified occupational therapist assistants topped WalletHub's 2024 ranking of the best entry-level jobs. 

Nurses at Essentia Miller Hill Surgery Center and Essentia Solvay Hospice House, both based in Duluth, Minn., have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. 

The Ambulatory Surgery center Association elected W. Mark Wainner president for a two-year term during the organization's annual conference April 17.

California pays nurse practitioners the highest hourly wage and Tennessee pays the lowest, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Here are the CEOs of the 10 largest ASC chains in U.S. by number of surgical centers:

Former United Surgical Partners International executive Andy Johnston has been named president of hospice and personal care services of AccentCare, a post-acute services company.

Kristopher Schroeder, MD, anesthesiologist and professor at Madison-based University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, joined Becker's to discuss the FTCs' noncompete ban and how it will affect physicians. 

After the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompetes for most healthcare workers, eight healthcare leaders and physicians joined Becker's to react to the agency's move. 

Seven hospitals and health systems have announced plans to lay off employees in the last 20 days amid financial issues and payer contract obstacles. 

Physicians are continuing to migrate to employed models as practice costs rise. 

As practice costs rise, many physician leaders are concerned about cuts in CMS reimbursements.

Nevada and California pay physician assistants the highest hourly wage, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Former employees of Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, have reported on social media that the company is conducting layoffs.

A Sylvan Lake, Mich., physician will face charges in a state circuit court of committing a disability fraud scheme. 

Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Tenet Healthcare, is the highest-paid executive at the company.

Nashville-based HCA healthcare and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare are parent companies of two of the largest ASC chains in the country. 

As physicians migrate to employed models, many are concerned that private practice physicians are losing their power.

Dallas-based Tenet, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, paid their CEO Saum Sutaria 305 times more than the company's median employee in 2023. 

New York has the highest number of practicing surgeons, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from May 2023.