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In a day and age when cybersecurity is of the utmost importance, the easiest way to prevent a cybersecurity accident is to focus on the "low-hanging fruit," said HSTpathways CEO Tom Hui.

A water main break temporarily closed Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center's outpatient surgery center, along with several other hospital service Aug. 14, the Meadville Tribune reports.

To learn about the high-quality care ASCs provide, Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York 1st district, visited Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.-based Advanced Surgery Center of Long Island.

Brownwood, Texas-based Hendrick Surgery Center and the Brownwood Fire Department hosted a fan drive to support community members with defective or inoperable heating and air conditioning units, Aug. 14, the Brownwood Bulletin reports.

Aurora, Neb.-based Memorial Hospital's Ken Wortman Surgery Center turns 10 years old this year, the Aurora News-Register reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Kang, MD, performed the first two total knee replacement procedures at East Hills (N.Y.) Surgery Center. 

Pinehurst (N.C.) Surgical Clinic is looking to fill a surgical void left by the consolidation of Rockingham, N.C.-based FirstHealth Moore Regional-Richmond and Hamlet, N.C.-based Sandhills Regional Medical Center.

In its 2018 Best and Worst States for Health Care report, WalletHub analyzed which states had the most and the fewest physicians.

Surgical Care Affiliates' Cedar Park (Texas) Surgery Center hosted its second Kid's Night.