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Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Ala., has added two neurologists and a neurosurgeon to its medical staff, according to a Times Daily report.

Patients' top complaint with their physicians was being given an unclear or incomplete explanation of a diagnosis, according to a Consumer Reports survey of 1,000 patients.

NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, Calif., has opened a $6.1 million neurosurgery suite, according to a report by The Reporter.

A holistic approach to healthcare quality improvement that focuses on systems instead of separate, individual elements has been successful in many organizations, according to a report by participants in the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers free resources on scaling up quality improvement projects under the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued checklists and other tools to help healthcare providers prepare for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, which has affected 82 people since April 2012.

Oakland Regional Hospital in Southfield, Mich., announced that it has opened the Oakland Regional Orthopaedic & Hand Center in Southfield.

Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House, N.J., has added Robert G. Ranelle, DO, an orthopedic surgeon to its medical staff, according to a Cape May County Herald report.

Scottsdale-based Arizona Pain Specialists announced that it has opened a new location in Surprise, Ariz.

Biomet's net sales increased 6 percent in the company's fourth quarter, which ended May 31, despite decreased sales for spine, large joint reconstructive and dental devices.