Subcutaneous emphysema. Subcutaneous emphysema occurs when air gets into tissues under the skin. This most often occurs in the skin covering the chest wall or neck, but can also occur in other parts of the body. Subcutaneous emphysema can often be seen as a smooth bulging of the skin. When a health care provider feels (palpates) the skin, it produces an unusual crackling sensation as the gas is pushed through the tissue.
The acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2015, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Following the acquisition, the Shred-it management team will join Stericycle.
Dive Insight: These are some big deals expected to close within the next two months. CHS was forced to make some of the sales in the wake of its 2014 purchase of Health Management Associated, which prompted the FTC to demand that Community Health sell off some of its outsized assets in Texas and Alabama.