Hospital mergers and acquisitions increased 12 percent in 2011, according to a Levin Associates report, with surgery center deals following suit. More healthcare facilities are likely to sell part or all of their business, meaning leaders must understand the factors…
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A former manager and surgical technician who worked at a San Diego surgery center has filed a new whistleblower lawsuit against the owners of the surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN campaign, according to a SCPR report.
Advanced Orthopaedics Office Practice and Surgical Suite in Richmond, Va., received its fourth re-accreditation from AAAHC in May.
Gastroenterologist Willard Selden "Denny" Gamble has died, according to a Post-Bulletin obituary.
Joseph Schmer, MD, has been hired by Memorial Physicians in Yakima, Wash., as a physician at Yakima Gastroenterology Associates, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic report.
The New York State Department of Health offers a free, downloadable adverse event reporting form for office-based surgery.
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority offers a free, downloadable audit form designed to help healthcare organizations assess adverse events involving retained foreign objects for future prevention.
A new 10,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center is being constructed in Bridgeport, Ohio, according to a Wheeling News-Register report.
R. Blake Curd, MD, is chairman of the board of directors of Surgical Management Professionals, which has provided expert consulting and management services to single- specialty and multi-specialty surgery centers and specialty hospitals for 25 years. In addition to his…
United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y., has achieved accreditation by The Joint Commission, according to a Daily News report.