Pacific Hospital's Long Beach Pain Center Closing in July

Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, whose operator has long been involved in disputes over spinal surgery pass-through charges and repackaged drug billing, will close its ambulatory surgery center next month, WorkCompCentral has learned.WorkCompCentral obtained a copy of a letter dated June 28 in which Michael Drobot, chief executive officer of the hospital, said the Long Beach Pain Center will close July 16. The facility specializes in spinal surgeries."This action is necessitated by changes in workers' compensation reimbursement and a reduction in procedures," Drobot wrote in the letter.Drob...