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Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America has announced the opening of South Shore Surgery Center in Bay Shore, N.Y.
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The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has announced the recognition of 57 endoscopy units for their dedication to quality and safety in endoscopy.
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CMS has rescinded a termination notice for Medicare participation previously issued to St. Joseph's Surgery Center in Stockton, Calif., according to a release issued on behalf of the surgery center by United Surgical Partners International, an owner and the center's…
The president of the N.J. Association of Nurse Anesthetists is calling for changes that would allow CRNAs to provide anesthesia to hospital patients without the supervision of a physician in an op-ed column for The Times of Trenton.
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