Robert Connors, MD, president of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, a member of Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, Mich., recently received the National Patient Safety Foundation's 2011 Chairman's Medal. The medal recognizes emerging leadership in the patient safety field. Dr.…
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The 2011 HealthCare Appraisers "2011 Report: A Review of 2010 Trends and Transactions" (downloadable by clicking here (pdf)) covers a wide variety of trends related to U.S. healthcare transactions observed during 2010. This article discusses several key concepts from that…
NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, has announced it has expanded its services to provide total shoulder, knee and ankle replacement surgeries.
The physicians of North Atlanta Surgical Associates recently announced the opening of the first single-specialty general surgery center in Georgia, according to a practice release.
Physician shortages mean surgery centers must improve their recruitment efforts as they draw from a dwindling pool of candidates. Allan Cacanindin, vice president of client marketing for Cejka Search, discusses five technologies that hospitals, surgery centers and practices should use…
Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., has agreed to pay a $17,979 settlement to the Environmental Protection Agency to settle hazardous waste violations, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.
Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, director, infection prevention and control for the Rochester (N.Y.) General Health System and APIC board member, discusses 10 things for organizations to know about surgical waste removal systems, and steps to take to prevent…
NVISION Laser Eye Centers' Dan B. Tran, MD, is the first eye surgeon in California to perform laser refractive cataract surgery with the Alcon LenSx laser, according to a MarketWire report.
Larry E. Patterson, MD is medical director of Eye Centers of Tennessee and the Cataract and Laser Center in Crossville, Tenn., and is past president of the Outpatient Ophthalmologic Surgery Association.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has the launched BD Emerald Syringe set of products that contain less material to address environmental impact, according to a news release by the company.