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by Margie Manning http://www.bizjournals.com The acquisition this month of Pediatric Cardiology Associates, a high-profile doctors group in Tampa and St. Petersburg, is the first swell in what could be a wave of physician practice purchases across the Tampa Bay area. Pediatrix, based in Fort Lauderdale, bought the practice for an undisclosed price. The acquisition of […]

by Nadine Armstrong/Hants Journal http://www.novanewsnow.com As many physicians in Windsor and West Hants near retirement age, the municipalities have raised concerns about a future doctor shortage. At the June 26 joint council, Hantsport nurse practitioner Dawn Lowe spoke on the benefits of collaborative practice as a viable alternative to the standard family physician solo practice. […]

By BILL HENDRICK http://www.ajc.com Elba Ramos is lying on a cot, nervously inhaling laughing gas through a clear plastic nasal mask, but she’s definitely not laughing. Instead, she’s grimacing as Dr. Sam Lorenzo talks to her in a soothing voice while pricking the end of an infected finger with an anesthetic needle. Though feeling no […]

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