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Video: Colon Cancer Survivor and Endoscopy Technician Urges People to Get Screened
Video: Colon Cancer Survivor and Endoscopy Technician Urges People to Get Screened
Read MoreCelebrating Black History Month
From learning the achievements of Black trailblazers and honoring their families’ culture to uplifting the next generation, our teammates talk about the many ways they celebrate Black History Month and the stories of Black people.
Read MoreIn the Eye of the Storm
Envision teammates stepped up during Hurricane Ian to protect patients and each other in Florida.
Read MoreActors “Lead From Behind” With Colonoscopy Screenings.
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney document colonoscopy screenings and raise awareness about colon cancer.
Read MoreWhy Doctors and Other Health Care Workers Are Staying Vigilant in COVID Fight
“The 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers at Nashville-based Envision Healthcare are a part of that courageous team. They have cared for nearly 7 million COVID-19 patients — including community members in Tennessee. To these healthcare heroes, we are forever indebted.”
Read MoreAMSURG Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
AMSURG launched in 1992 as a pioneer in the ambulatory surgery center industry, originating a physician partnership model that endures today. Our original focus was endoscopy centers, but we quickly expanded to include ophthalmology, orthopedic and multi-specialty centers. Today, AMSURG is an industry innovator, advocate, and source for patients to find quality care in their communities.
Read MoreAMSURG Sees Increase in Colorectal Cancer, Urges Americans to Receive Timely Screenings
AMSURG, a division of Envision Healthcare and a national leader in gastrointestinal care, is seeing an increase in colorectal cancer diagnoses and encouraging Americans to receive timely, appropriate screenings and not delay care.
Read MoreMount Sinai Researchers Report Increasing Incidence of Early-Onset Colorectal Precancerous Lesions
A recent study co-authored by AMSURG Medical Director Dr. Jay Popp and researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows an increase in early-onset colorectal cancer in patients under age 50.
Read MoreNeed a Gastroenterologist? Look Past Average
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of primary care and prevention experts, recently issued new guidelines that recommend individuals of average risk begin colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings at age 45 instead of age 50.
Read MoreAMSURG and Mount Sinai Health System Release New Research on Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
AMSURG, a division of Envision Healthcare and a national leader in outpatient care, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, world-renowned for its groundbreaking research, released new findings on colorectal cancer (CRC), which support several recommendations to lower the screening age from 50 to 45 for people who are at average risk for CRC. The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week® 2021 virtual scientific meeting on May 23.
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