New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center recently opened a new $3.5 million surgery center, according to a report by Mankato, Minn.-based News 12.
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Like many of hospitals around the country, our non-profit, community hospital has watched intently as ASCs have proliferated. We have noted the increasing interest of surgeons in owning these facilities, and the high rates of patient satisfaction they deliver. Not…
Many neurosurgeons I know are interested in handling spine surgeries at outpatient facilities, but have questions about managing risk as they make the transition from inpatient. That's just as it should be. In developing ASCs with Blue Chip Surgical Center…
Somnia Anesthesia, a leading provider of anesthesia services, announced that it has named Alyssa Morrison as its new director of client development for the Mid-Atlantic region, according to a Somnia news release.
Healthcare provider and manufacturing associations sent a letter to Pres. Obama this week vowing to cut healthcare spending growth by 1.5 percent (a 20 percent decrease in expected rate of growth) over the next decade to achieve an estimated $2…
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Vivek Agrawal, MD — Dr. Agrawal is director of The Shoulder Center in Zionsville, Ind., which specializes in providing advanced care for shoulder problems. As a college student, he injured his shoulder playing competitive tennis, and the lack of available,…
Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced a new bill that aims to improve patient care and save billions of dollars each year in health care costs by ensuring that Medicare patients receive effective follow-up care after they leave a hospital, according…
Ajay Mangal, MD, MBA, a board-certified otolaryngologist and president and CEO of Cincinnati-based Prexus Health, a physician-owned developer and manager of ASCs, imaging centers and surgical hospitals, has found that offering ENT in his company's facilities is a worthwhile venture.…
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