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49 OUTPATIENT SURGERY Surgical company seeks $15M investments for 10 closed surgery centers By Angie Stewart W orldwide Surgical Solutions, a com- pany that designs and builds surgical facilities, is seeking investors for 10 surgery centers in Texas that have closed down, according to CEO James Hamilton. WSS wants to purchase the centers and imple- ment its model in each. Each investment would be $15 million, with an estimated 30 percent return on investment each year for a decade. Led by founder and CEO James Hamilton, a 40- year veteran in the medical and surgical indus- tries, WSS develops ASCs, recovery care centers and diagnostic centers with a focus on seizing growth opportunities. Earlier this year, the com- pany received a commitment letter to finance 60 surgical complexes in Texas. n The 5 states most & least likely to face a physician shortage By Rachel Popa S tates in the West and South may be more likely to face a phy- sician shortage than those on the East Coast, according to a survey by the Senior List cited by Merritt Hawkins. In its 2019 survey of physician recruitment incentives, Merritt Haw- kins pointed out that there's currently an aging physician workforce comprising those nearing retirement, with some states having one third of their physicians over 60 years old. With many physicians re- tiring at once, a shortage may occur. Here are the five states most likely to face a physician shortage: 1. Wyoming 2. Montana 3. Mississippi 4. Oklahoma 5. Arkansas Five states least likely to face a shortage: 1. Massachusetts 2. Rhode Island 3. Ohio 4. Minnesota 5. Delaware n 2nd cyberattack at Maryland surgery center affects more than 2,000 patients By Angie Stewart P alisades Eye Surgery Center in Bethesda, Md., was hit by a data breach, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights. Five details: 1. e email hack at Rockville Eye Surgery Center, which is doing business as Palisades Eye Surgery Center, affected 2,696 individ- uals. A surgery center representative wasn't available for comment at the time of publi- cation. 2. e surgery center reported the breach on July 17. It's unclear when the breach oc- curred, but no business associate was present. 3. In February 2018, law practice Jackson Lewis wrote a letter on behalf of Palisades Eye Surgery Center informing Maryland At- torney General Brian Frosh that the practice had experienced a cyberattack. 4. e incident was discovered on Jan. 23, 2018, and potentially exposed the names, ad- dresses, Social Security numbers and medical information of 10 patients or prospective pa- tients, according to the letter. Palisades noti- fied patients of the unauthorized access. 5. Jackson Lewis said the surgery center also reexamined its privacy and data security pol- icies and procedures, reviewed its technical security policies and procedures, and made improvements to minimize the risk of future cyberattacks. n