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The race to expand the CRNA workforce
The anesthesia workforce shortage has become one of the most persistent pressures on surgical care, and ASCs are feeling it on their balance sheets. About two-thirds of ASC leaders consider anesthesia coverage among their top three financial challenges in 2026, and the anesthesiologist shortage is projected to more than double by 2031. Nearly two-thirds of anesthesia positions relied on locum tenens coverage in 2025, the highest reliance on temporary staffing among physician specialties.
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New West Sub owners, Insight Health Systems, struggle with reopening hospitals in Ohio
Insight Health Systems, originally founded in Flint, Michigan, recently took over ownership and operation of West Suburban Medical Center, sharing its intentions to rehabilitate and reopen the struggling hospital. However, this is not its first time taking over a failing medical provider, and those are yet to successfully reopen. In...
axisimagingnews.com
RSNA Unveils Plenary Lineup for 2026 Annual Meeting, Spotlighting Radiology’s Role at the Center of Care
The upcoming meeting at Chicago’s McCormick Place will feature sessions on leadership, breast imaging, mass casualty response, and AI in interventional radiology. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced the plenary session slate for its 112th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, RSNA 2026: At the Center of Care, to be held Nov 29 to Dec 3 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
evanstonroundtable.com
City asks judge to reimpose Albany Care admissions ban, shut facility down ‘if violations continue’
While a Cook County judge overturned state regulators’ ban on new patient admissions at Albany Care, the psychiatric rehab facility at 901 Maple Ave. could be restricted again in a few months, as the City of Evanston is asking a different judge to impose a new ban and order the facility to shut down “if violations continue.”
Fox 32 Chicago
Chicago weather: Cool temperatures stick around before a warmer weekend
CHICAGO - It has been a cloudy and cool Wednesday with temperatures in the 60s for most of Chicagoland. Gusty northeast winds are once again resulting in high waves on Lake Michigan, so a Beach Hazard Statement remains in effect for central and northern Cook County beaches until 10 PM, and until noon Thursday for Lake County, Illinois.
NBC Chicago
2 Legionnaires' cases linked to north suburban hotel's hot tub and pool, officials say
At least two Legionnaires' cases have been linked to a pool and hot tub at a north suburban hotel, officials announced Monday. According to a public notice sent out in Evanston, two confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to the Hilton Garden Inn North Shore/Evanston. The Illinois Department...
beckersasc.com
The anesthesia bills eating ASC margins
Anesthesia stipends have gone from rare to routine at ASCs, with 44% of centers now paying them, up from 28% a year ago, as a nationwide anesthesiologist and CRNA shortage collides with reimbursement that hasn’t kept pace. CMS anesthesia payments fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2024, then took an...
WBEZ
West Suburban, Weiss to be sold to Insight Health Systems
West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital are expected to be sold to Insight Health Systems, bringing a monthslong, bitter legal fight over the safety-net hospitals to an end. The hospitals’ landlord, Rathnakar Reddy Patlola, made a late-night deal Wednesday to buy Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad’s stake in...
The Mary Sue
Chicago neurosurgeon had to do a six-hour surgery in the middle of the night. He says it was worth it: ‘That is honestly a price I’m willing to pay’
Dr. Zayed Almadidy from Chicago (@dr.z_neurosurgery) was called in the middle of the night to perform emergency surgery on a patient. Despite losing hours of sleep, he believes that it was worth getting up for his patient. “I had to come in the middle of the night to do an emergency case, and I’ve been […]
NBC Chicago
Bridgeport residents air concerns about Amtrak facility, possible White Sox move
People living in Chicago’s Bridgeport are questioning Amtrak's push to build a maintenance facility, which could also lead to the White Sox leaving the neighborhood. The proposed Amtrak facility would be located along Canal Street just to the west of Rate Field, and in exchange the neighborhood could potentially lose the team to a new stadium in the South Loop.
thenarrativematters.com
Beyond the Pain: Taking Arthritis Education Into Black Communities in Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta
Treating chronic joint pain in Black neighborhoods requires more than downtown charity walks—it demands meeting people where they live, pray, and gather. A closer look at how community-driven arthritis education and early diagnosis programs are taking root across Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta. Overview: The Arthritis Foundation is pivoting...
beckersspine.com
New fixation system targets hand, wrist surgery
Field Orthopaedics launched its OCTOPi integrated fixation construct system for hand and wrist procedures Sept. 17. The system is available in 1.4mm, 1.7mm and 2.4mm sizes and comprises three interoperable constructs that can be used independently or together, according to a Sept. 17 news release. OCTOBridge is a pre-connected double-fixation...
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South Side residents, elected officials voice concerns over Amtrak’s new railyard plan
Some South Side residents and elected officials expressed their concerns about Amtrak's plan to move its maintenance facility to their area during an Illinois Sports Facilities Authority meeting Wednesday morning at Rate Field.