Deerfield Beach (Fla.) Outpatient Surgical Center, a privately-owned, multi-specialty ASC, opened its doors and performed its first surgery in Jan. 2011, according to a center release.
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Erie (Pa.) Shriners Hospital for Children is planning to move inpatient surgeries to other hospitals and convert to an ambulatory surgery center, according to an Erie Times-News report.
Patient satisfaction after pain management treatments relies heavily on marked improvements in pain intensity, pain relief and physical functioning, according to research findings published in the Journal of Pain.
Study findings suggest initial reports of post-injury pain may be more influenced by fear, whereas the inflammatory process and pain sensitivity may have a stronger influence on future pain intensity reports, according to research published in the Clinical Journal of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have released updated guidelines that outline steps to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters, according to a news release by the Association for…
An unidentified whistleblower has revealed mold is growing inside the walls of Norman Regional Health System's Porter campus in Norman, Okla., and a contracted construction worker is not adequately removing the deadly substance, according to a local News 9 report.
West Anaheim (Calif.) Medical Center has been chosen as a top 100 U.S. hospital by Thomson Reuters, despite allegations and other news reports that suggest the hospital and its parent company Prime Healthcare Services have struggled with infections and fraud,…
Decades after routine colonoscopy was first introduced to the healthcare industry, efficient and tolerable bowel preparation persists as a major challenge in maintaining high colorectal cancer screening rates, said Frederick Weber, MD, in an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and…
Marge Schillaci, administrator of the Surgery Center of Joliet (Ill.), has spent the last two years working with surgeon-investors, hospital administration and legal representation to transition her center to hospital ownership with Provena St. Joseph Medical Center. Here she discusses…
Here are 18 statistics about GI/endoscopy in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.