Mark I. Rossberg, MD, a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Thursday of prostate cancer at age 50, according…
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Saint Louis University has encountered a setback in its plans for a new $75 million surgical center, after the St. Louis Preservation Board decided to save the main building of the historic Pevely Dairy site, according to a report by…
Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J., has announced that construction will begin on a new surgery center in late spring 2012, according to a hospital news release.
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors provides two free, downloadable hand hygiene policies developed by Massachusetts hospitals.
The FDA, CDC and the American Academy of Ophthalmology announced a plan to monitor medical devices used in cataract surgery to identify cases of toxic anterior segment syndrome and minimize those affected, according to an FDA news release.
Q. Cindy Gao, MD, has joined Southcoast Physicians Services and will practice at the Southcoast Health System at Rosebrook location in Wareham, Mass., according to a Wareham Week report.
OSHA has published 19 answers and additional information to frequently asked questions regarding bloodborne pathogen hazards.
When asked about their primary concern for the ASC industry in 2012, Greg Horner, MD, managing partner of Smithfield Surgical Partners doesn’t miss a beat: "The hospital integration process," he says. "You are probably aware that free-standing medical groups are…
Around 340,000 Michigan consumers who purchase their own health insurance could receive a total of $89 million in rebates over the next three years, after federal health regulators ruled that Michigan will not be exempt from federal health reform requirements,…
Researchers found several quality indicators determined by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma were associated with higher in-hospital mortality and complications, accord to a study published in the Archives of Surgery.