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St. Vincent's Medical Center, in Bridgeport, Conn., will soon open the doors to its new ambulatory surgery center, according to a report in the Connecticut Post.

Visalia (Calif.) Center for Ambulatory Medicine and Surgery and Cypress Surgical Center, also in Visalia, will merge, according to a report by the Visalia Times-Delta.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota introduced Care Comparison, a new online tool that customers can use to estimate the total treatment cost of dozens of common elective procedures, according to a BCBS news release.

Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., has announced that it will relocate all surgeries performed in its Dixon Ambulatory Care Center to the hospital's newly renovated surgery facilities beginning July 1, according to a report in the Carroll County Times.

Here are the top ten states with the least amount of dollars spent for medical malpractice payments in 2007, along with total dollars spent, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.

Here are the top ten states in dollars spent for medical malpractice payments in 2007, along with total dollars spent, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.

Here are the top ten states with the highest number of paid medical malpractice claims for 2007, with the number of claims paid, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.

Here are the top ten states with the lowest number of paid medical malpractice claims for 2007, with the number of claims paid, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.

Here are seven ways hospital executives can improve relationships with their medical staffs from Susan Reynolds, MD, PhD, president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based Institute for Medical Leadership.

Thomas J. Grogan, MD, a pediatric orthopedist based in Santa Monica, Calif., has joined the medical advisory board of the Ambulatory Surgical Group, according to an announcement from ASG.