Atwal Eye Care/Buffalo Eye Care Associates and the Buffalo Ambulatory Surgery Center in Cheektowaga, N.Y., completed a $6 million expansion, which increases the space available for eye surgery, according to a report in the Business First of Buffalo.
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AAOS President Joseph Zuckerman, MD, says he has told AMA executives that he is unhappy with the organization's endorsement last month of the U.S. House's healthcare reform bill.
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The ASC Association has announced the formation of a new entity called the ASC Advocacy Committee, which will unite the ASC Association and the ASC Coalition to focus becoming the best possible representation for ASCs in advocacy, according to a…