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The number of hospitals in the U.S. was roughly equal to the number of ASCs in 2016, according to Healthcare Real Estate Insights.

McKesson Medical-Surgical signed a national distribution agreement with Linet, an international provider of hospital beds, medical mattresses and patient transport systems.

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center is one of only three ASCs in Florida offering robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacement procedures, according to Smith & Nephew Robotic Implementation Consultant Alison Ryan.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System told The Joint Commission how staff improved hand hygiene compliance by 20 percent.

Most medical students, physicians and nurses or advanced practice registered nurses are in favor of free tuition for medical students, according to a Medscape poll.

Medscape released its 2019 General Surgeon Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report.

Hospitals and surgery centers reported 384 adverse events in 2018, the highest number since the state began mandating reporting in 2003, according to an annual report by the Minnesota Department of Health.

Former Medtronic Chairman and CEO William Hawkins joined Surgical Theater as its advisory board chairman.

  Overlapping surgery is safe for certain patient groups, according to research published in JAMA.

  HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey provided insight into the ASC market and surgery center characteristics.