A new same day surgery center is expected to open at Vista Medical Center East later this year, according to a news release from Vista Health System.
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A new bariatric surgery center has opened in Fort Myers, Fla., according to a press release pushed in the Naples Daily News.
Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of Healthcare Consultants International (a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) and NJM Consulting, addresses four reader questions relating to sterile processing of eye instruments. Q: What are the steps…
RF Surgical Systems, a developer of solutions for the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges, has announced Memorial University Medical Center, based in Savannah, Ga., has implemented the company's RF Assure Detection System in all of its operating rooms,…
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances, has passed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's Series 24 licensing exam, according to a news release.
Groundbreaking on a new ambulatory surgery center specializing in ophthalmology is scheduled to break ground in Green Bay, Wis., on Oct. 20, according to a Green Bay Press Gazette report.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has named Michael J. Sweeney, MD, MBA, as its chief medical officer, according to an Amerinet news release.
Kerry Solomon, MD, an eye surgeon at Physicians' Eye Surgery Center in Charleston, S.C., is scheduled to perform laser cataract surgery at the ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center later this month and the procedure will be broadcasted live at the annual…
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Older patients are at greater risk of complication during surgery center transitions, and surgery centers should implement evidence-based tools and electronic health records to improve transitions, according to a study published in the Oct. 2011 issue of AORN Journal.