Bariatric surgeon Bobby Bhasker-Rao, MD, of Los Angeles-based miVIP Surgery Centers, used Intuitive Surgical's SureForm 60 Stapler in an outpatient setting.
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The Toledo (Ohio) Clinic, an outpatient surgery center, introduced high school students to robotic surgery technology to foster interest in healthcare careers, CBS affiliate WTOL11 reported.
Medford-based Pain Specialists of Southern Oregon's new ASC brought physiatrist David Harris, DO, onboard, according to Marketing Director Rick Coimbra.
Orthopedic and spine practices can't rely on referrals from primary care specialists as much as they did 15 years ago, as 70 percent of patients today begin their "medical journeys" online, according to Daniel Goldberg of Gold Medical Marketing.
CBRE sold Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Raintree Office Center to Investment Management for $16.38 million, AZ Big Media reports.
Dallas-based Key Whitman Eye Center's Jeffrey Whitman, MD, performed another procedure with Operation Sight, Focus Daily News reports.
To combat Maine's shortage of registered nurses, Bangor, Maine-based Beal College is now offering a 20-month nursing associate degree program.
Hershey (Pa.) Outpatient Surgery Center Administrator Rita Mack, RN, BSN, shared a tip on how implementing a patient tracking system improved her center's communication.
Houston-based Harris Health System's ambulatory care services division appointed Toni Cotton, RN, BSN, to serve as its CNO.
Delegation is essential to helping an ASC thrive, according to Indianapolis-based VEI Michigan Vice President of Operations Jim Stilley, who was interviewed by Roger Manning on the Excellentia Podcast.
