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SSM Neurosciences Institute at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo., announced that David Neils, MD, has joined its medical staff, according to a St. Charles County Suburban Journals report.

Portland, Ore.-based Progressive Rehabilitation Associates announced that John Reichle, MD, has been named medical director of its pain management center in Portland.

East Amherst, N.Y.-based Northtowns Orthopedics announced that it is opening a new location in Eastern Niagara Hospital's Health Care Center in Lockport, N.Y.

The Institute of Medicine Committee on Crisis Standards of Care offers a free discussion toolkit on developing indicators and triggers for initiating crisis standards of care.

Symmetry Medical reported $101.9 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2013 and net income of $1.2 million.

 Regulations and safety-devices for sharps seem to lower overall injury rates, regardless of the way injury rates are calculated, according to a new study from Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

While the majority of providers on hospitals' labor and delivery teams report witnessing patient safety problems, relatively few speak up about these problems, according to a study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

NuVasive shares dropped 13 percent after the company announced receiving a subpoena related to potentially false or improper Medicare and Medicaid claims, erasing more than $100 million in share value, according to a UT San Diego report.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Robert Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, and Tom Mallon will give a presentation titled "Reorganizing ASCs for Success."  

Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for August 1, 2013.