A surgery center nurse and her family traveled to Guatemala on a surgical mission trip organized by Wings of Recovery, a nonprofit composed of healthcare professionals who provide medical care to areas lacking access, the Victoria (Texas) Advocate reported.
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Tampa, Fla.-based Habana Ambulatory Surgery Center's Lisa Kortright, APRN, participated in the American Cancer Society's 20th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.
Physicians and nurses differ on whether surgeons and other healthcare professionals working in the operating room should have their hours capped, according to a Medscape poll.
Sam Awan, MD, joined U.S. Dermatology Partners' Center for Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Surgery McKinney (Texas).
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network's Clifford Georges, MD, was named a UroLift Center of Excellence.
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Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center Medical Director Hadley Callaway, MD, spoke at the Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School commencement ceremony Oct. 28.
Commercial insurers are beginning to dedicate significant resources to bundled payments, and they are looking to partner with outpatient surgery centers as they turn a more critical eye toward cost of care.
The American College of Surgeons recognized five surgeons at the 2018 American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards for their efforts to serve medically underserved patients Oct 23.
StarNews readers selected the "Best of the Best" service providers in the Cape Fear, N.C., area.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology will recognize several ophthalmologists for their professional contributions at AAO 2018, Oct. 27 to Oct. 30 in Chicago.