St. Margaret's Valley Pain Clinic in Spring Valley, Ill., announced that Anesthesia Associates, led by Gregory Arnold, MD, will perform anesthesia and pain management services for the center, according to a News Tribune report.
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The physicians at Women's Health and Surgery Center in Stafford, Va., now perform 99.9 percent of hysterectomies laparoscopically, according to a Digital Journal report.
The Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists this month awarded John E. Szewczyk, MD, a distinguished service award, according to a Rockford Register-Star report.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has reviewed evidence on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention in a new draft report (pdf).
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority announced its falls reporting and prevention initiative has met with some success.
Marc E. Koch, MD, MBA, is the president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia, a physician-owned anesthesia management company. In his leadership position, Dr. Koch focuses on furthering the company’s mission of offering high-quality and cost-efficient anesthesia solutions to hospitals, ASCs…
The numbers of MRSA at academic hospitals nearly doubled from 2003 to 2008, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Results from a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology suggest Staphylococcus aureus colonization is not linked to mortality among patients infected with MRSA.
Rochester Endoscopy & Surgery Center in Rochester Hills, Mich., has submitted a letter of intent to relocate, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report (subscription required).
Gastroenterologist Michael Finnegan, MD, will join St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y., according to a WNYT report.
