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Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo., has closed several units in its psychiatric departments and is not accepting any new patients due to a gastrointestinal illness, according to a KDVR report.

During the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in measuring the effectiveness of medical care. [1] Clinical research in surgical subspecialties focused on physiological outcomes such as ambulation, muscle strength or deficits.[2-4] In recent years, however, there…

The following article is written by Helen M. French, RN, BSN, retired operating room nurse and author of Frenchie's Hospital Survival Tips.   There is an old poem by Robert Fulghum from 1990 which is titled, "All I Really Need…

Jesseye Arrambide, RN, BSN, CNOR, executive director at Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center and vice president and program chair of the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, shares 10 ways surgery centers can save money on supplies and equipment.

The Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health & Human Services has released its 2012 Work Plan, which includes two studies concerning ambulatory surgery centers, according to an ASCA release.

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. There are many challenges in a central sterilization supply department, but one of the most important is to provide consistency in proper reprocessing of surgical instruments…

Florida-based physician Dean Fishman has coined the term "Text Neck" as a new medical condition and has opened the Text Neck Institute to treat it, a NY Daily News report said.

Physicians are increasingly using neurostimulators to manage migraine pain, an ABC News report said.

As obesity rates climb in the United States, perioperative professionals must be prepared to care for patients with a high body mass index and to prevent the surgery-related complications seen in this patient population, according to a study published in…

Pacific Disposables International has announced a voluntary recall of its non-sterile alcohol prep pads.