By improving patient flow, a hospital can save money on staffing, decrease wait times and boost patient and provider satisfaction. Melinda Noonan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, director of nursing operations at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, discusses how her hospital…
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Intensive care unit physicians at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., have employed several innovative measures, such as triage sessions, to help the hospital smooth its patient flow, according to a Wall Street Journal news report.
Here are 12 ASCs recently opened or under construction by hospitals or health systems.
Akron General Health System in Ohio has formed a partnership with Broadview Heights Mayor Sam Alai to establish a local wellness center that would be built as an extension of the city's community building, according to a Sun News report.
Denver (Colo.) Health has been awarded the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, an international award that recognizes organizations excelling in operational efficiency, according to a Denver Post news report.
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Beaumont Hospitals has opened the Beaumont Health and Wellness Center in Rochester Hills, Mich., according to a hospital news release.
Chicago (March 24, 2011) — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review, announces a complimentary education webinar for hospital and surgery center leadership — "Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Quality, Cost and Patient Satisfaction - Minor…
A $6 million expansion of University of Michigan’s University Hospital in Ann Arbor has been approved, according to an Ann Arbor Chronicle report. The project, slated to be completed in spring of 2012, will expand the hospital’s medical procedure unit,…
On March 11, Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.), Henry Cueller (D-Texas) and Todd Akin (R-Mo.) introduced the "Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act" legislation that would increase rural patients' access to high quality anesthesia services provided by an anesthesiologist, according to…
CHICAGO – ASC Communications — publisher of Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review — is proud to support Chicago Dance Marathon, an annual fundraising event to benefit Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, as a…