On March 23, Somnia Anesthesia Services hosted a Webinar titled, "Improving Operating Room and Anesthesia Efficiency in Your Hospital," which highlighted how anesthesia efficiency can affect OR efficiencies and a hospital's revenues.
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Construction is expected to begin in May for a new $45 million surgery and oncology center to complement services at Santa Monica (Calif.)-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, according to a report in the Santa Monica Mirror.
The parent companies of the Hospital of Central Connecticut, based in Southington, Conn., and Hartford (Conn.) Hospital are exploring an affiliation, according to a report by the Bristol Press.
Hospitals in the greater Baltimore area are in a building boom, with more than $2 billion worth of projects started or planned to start this year, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Saint Joseph Health System in Lexington, Ky., has just opened its new $60 million Women's Hospital, according to a release by Saint Joseph.
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California's Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland plans to implement a three-year restructuring plan to try to reverse $80 million in losses over the past four years, according to a report in the San Francisco Business Times.
Two articles in the April issue of Anesthesiology address practice management guidelines and risk factors associated with pain management and postoperative pain, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The healthcare reform package signed into law by President Obama includes several key provisions from the National Pain Care Policy Act, a bill intended to improve pain care, according to a press release from the American Pain Foundation.
Lee Memorial Health System is creating a co-management relationship with orthopedic surgeons to help run the surgical department at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., according to the Naples News.
Here are five facts and statistics about the worldwide anesthesia drug market, from Kalorama Information's report The World Anesthesia Drug Market.