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Hauppauge – November 02, 2026 -- SightMD, an ophthalmic group with 38 locations across New York, has added cornea specialist Brittany M. Perzia, MD, to its Yonkers office, where she is now seeing patients.

Dr. Perzia specializes in Cornea & External Disease and Comprehensive Ophthalmology. Her clinical interests include corneal disease, ocular surface disorders, complex anterior segment conditions and cataracts. She provides both medical and surgical eye care.

Perzia trained at Yale and SUNY Stony Brook before joining SightMD

Dr. Perzia completed her ophthalmology residency at Yale University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the Renaissance School of Medicine at SUNY Stony Brook and graduated as Valedictorian from Boston College. Her honors include the Yale Academic Excellence Award and induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

PEEKSKILL – – October 29, 2026 -- Eric J. Dalton, Vice President & Visionary of Angels on Call Homecare, has won Healthcare Visionary of the Year in the 2026 IE100 Global Awards, his second consecutive title after the 2025 recognition.

Angels on Call becomes first U.S. homecare provider with CPDC accreditation

Since Dalton's first award, the New York-based provider has built out its clinical credentials in neurological care. It is the first U.S. homecare provider to earn Certified Parkinson Disease Care (CPDC) accreditation. It is also the only homecare provider that pairs CPDC with the Parkinson's Foundation's Community Partners in Parkinson's Care (CPPC) designation.

Columbus, Ohio – October 03, 2026 -- The Franklin County Correctional Center II, known as Jackson Pike, passed its annual inspection by the Bureau of Adult Detention of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction with no deficiencies noted, following a review conducted October 03, 2026.

Ohio regulators found no compliance gaps across facility operations

The inspection covered facility operations, safety measures, sanitary conditions and compliance with applicable state standards, including protocols tied to health care delivery. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office operates the facility, with Armor Health serving as its correctional healthcare partner.

Dallas – September 24, 2026 -- Apex Dental Partners has been named No. 3,850 on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, marking its eighth consecutive year on the ranking after posting 67% revenue growth over the past three years.

Apex secures its eighth straight Inc. 5000 placement on sustained revenue growth

The Dallas-based dental partnership organization, which supports dentists and affiliated practices, achieved the 67% three-year revenue growth figure that placed it at No. 3,850 on the annual list published by Inc. magazine. The Inc. 5000 ranks privately held U.S. companies strictly by percentage revenue growth over a three-year period, making Apex's eight consecutive appearances a marker of consistent expansion in the fragmented dental services sector.

Los Angeles – – September 24, 2026 -- LaserAway has opened its 232nd U.S. clinic in Lubbock, Texas, extending a 20-year run without a single location closure since its 2006 founding.

Lubbock clinic expands LaserAway's footprint to 36 states

The new site at 4210 82nd St, #206, Lubbock, TX 79423, will offer laser hair removal, Botox, dermal fillers, skin rejuvenation, and body contouring treatments including CoolSculpting and Thermage. It will also add LaserAway Wellness Injections administered by licensed medical staff.

Company scales from one West Hollywood clinic to 232 locations

LaserAway was founded in 2006 by Dr. Roy Winston and brothers Scott, Brock, and Todd Heckmann, starting with a single clinic on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. The company remains privately owned and operated, with no franchised locations, and now operates across 36 states.

Los Angeles – September 21, 2026 -- LaserAway has opened its 231st U.S. location in Visalia, California, at 3413 S Mooney Blvd, Unit 101, marking two decades of operation without a single clinic closure.

LaserAway marks 20th anniversary with zero clinic closures since 2006 launch

The Visalia opening coincides with the company's 20th anniversary, a milestone the privately owned, franchise-free operator says is rare in both retail and medical aesthetics. LaserAway was founded in 2006 by Dr. Roy Winston alongside brothers Scott, Brock and Todd Heckmann, starting from a single clinic on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.

Topeka – September 12, 2026 -- A new 60-bed Behavioral Health Unit at the Shawnee County Jail in Topeka, Kansas, opened on August 24 following a three-year, $21 million construction project, expanding specialized care for pretrial detainees with mental health and substance use needs.

VitalCore Health Strategies backs 23,279-square-foot expansion

The addition was built to serve individuals awaiting trial who require mental health treatment, substance use support, suicide prevention, competency restoration, and other specialized services. VitalCore Health Strategies provides healthcare services at the facility under a partnership with the Shawnee County Department of Corrections that began in 2024.