Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Ariz., has initiated a program that allows nursing school or pre-med students to volunteer in its operating room, according to an Arizona Republic report.
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Laparoscopic operating rooms could be enhanced with minimally invasive surgical suites, according to a Western Star report.
Recent corporate donations have helped Boston-based Beverly Hospital raise $915,000 for renovation of its three operating rooms, according to a Salem News report.
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., has installed 23 LCD screens at nurses' stations across eight floors to improve the dissemination of clinical information to nurses, physicians and staff.
Foot gel pads may reduce fatigue and discomfort among operating room staff, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Columbia University School of Medicine Department of Urology.
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As of June 10, 2011, approximately 5.5 million individuals with Medicare — or 1 in 6 beneficiaries — used one or more of the preventive services provided under the Affordable Care Act, according to a recently released CMS report.
Dr. Brent Lambert and Luke Lambert of ASCOA identify 12 of the top issues currently facing the ASC industry in a report from Becker's ASC Review.
For children at the Cleveland Clinic, the operating room might be the site of their surgeries, but a new role is helping it become a learning environment, too.
Peter F. R. Walker, MD, vice president of anesthesia services and co-founder of North American Partners in Anesthesia, has been recognized for his career achievements by the Hofstra North-Shore LIJ School of Medicine in Hempstead, N.Y., with the establishment of…
Hybrid operating rooms are a rising and profitable segment within OR integration systems, according to a news release from medical technology research firm Millennium Research Group.