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Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a Sutter Health affiliate based in Mountain View, Calif., has announced it will break ground on a new medical center in San Carlos, Calif., that will include an outpatient surgery center, according to a news release.
A new outpatient surgery center is under consideration for Richland, Wash., according to a Bellingham Herald report.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced a new agreement with Medline Industries, according to a news release.
Abbott has announced FDA clearance to use its iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser to create arcuate incisions in corneal surgery, including cataract surgery, according to a news release.
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have published new researching findings that identify a possible new cancer treatment, according to a news release.
A pain management program operated through Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport, Calif., will close in June due to an ongoing budget deficit, according to a Press Democrat report.