Memphis, Tenn.-based Smith & Nephew's revenues for the second quarter were $926 million, down 8 percent from $1 billion in 2008, according to a report in the Memphis Business Journal.
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Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a joint venture between Western Reserve Hospital Partners, a group of 200 physicians, and Summa Health System, has opened, according to a report in the Beacon Journal.
NovaMed announced its second-quarter results, including a 12 percent increase in total net revenue and a 29 percent increase in earnings per diluted share from continuing operations, according to a NovaMed news release.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement released the results of its Cataract Extraction with Lens Insertion 2008 Report: Performance Measurement and Benchmarking in Ambulatory Organizations survey, which demonstrates that ambulatory centers performing this procedure can…
The Central Louisiana Ambulatory Surgical Center in Alexandria will convert to a hospital within a year, according to a report in The Town Talk.
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The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has opened a new ASC to relieve some of the demands on the hospital's existing operating rooms, according to a report from WXXI.
Anonymous: When you are at 85 percent full on your schedule, and have run out of open block time, it is time to look at an additional room and additional equipment.
Anonymous: You should consider opening another operating room when you hit 65 percent utilization of a current room.
Jim Stilley, FACHE, CASC, CEO, Northwest Michigan Surgery Center (Traverse City, Mich.): First, agree on a common description of administrator. There are all types of administrators, even in the ASC industry. When you have an administrator that can create a…
Todd Flickema, MBA, senior vice president, Surgical Management Professionals: You need to first ask what level of an administrator you need for the facility. This will be dictated or at least heavily influenced by the size of the facility, types…