Author: Staff

St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Ill., has dedicated its new surgery center, which broke ground in October 2011, according to a Journal-News report.

University Health System, based in San Antonio, Texas, will build a $121 million "one-stop shop" medical clinic, to include outpatient surgery, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.

Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., has constructed a new, 62,365-square-foot surgery center in Spring Hill, to be run by Vanderbilt Operative Services, according to a WKSR report.

Ophthalmologist Samuel J. Yankelove, MD, has joined the Berkeley Eye Center practice in Texas, according to a blog post.

Ophthalmologist Annette Chang Sims, MD, is now a partner at a Eugene, Ore. ophthalmology practice, according to a Register-Guard report and news release (pdf).

Philips Respironics, a unit of Royal Philips Electronics, has announced it has received FDA clearance for its latest advancement in airway clearance technology, according to a news release.

Covidien has announced it has completed its acquisition of CV Ingenuity, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Carlos J. Cardenas, MD, has been named interim CEO of Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, Texas, according to a Monitor report.

Gastroenterologist Brian Carlson, MD, has joined Sonora (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, according to a Calaveras Enterprise report.

Samimi Orthopedic Group opened a new location in West Los Angeles in a partnership with Pacific Coast Sports Medicine physical therapists.