Marquette (Mich.) General Hospital and Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, Mich., have announced a partnership agreement, according to a report by the Mining Journal.
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In an effort to encourage more patients to receive their routine screenings for colorectal cancer, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., has instituted a new program making it easier for patients to schedule appointments at the hospital, according to a…
Nurse Anesthetists Week is taking place from Jan. 24-30, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
A multi-specialty surgery center had outgrown its currently location was relocating to a new facility capable of handling double the ASC's current case load. In order to prepare for an increase in procedures, the ASC had to ensure that they…
Medicare patients in rural Arizona counties are facing challenges in finding physicians that will accept new patients on the federally funded programs due to declining reimbursements and a shortage of primary care physicians, according to a report in The Arizona…
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Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic, which operates 10 hospitals, has introduced two care coordinators to follow patients at one of its practices, and it plans to introduce more, according to a report by the Roanoke Times.
Baylor Health Care System is defending its decision to contract with a single anesthesia group to provide services at Dallas's Baylor University Medical Center, despite protests from a local legislator, according to a report in The Dallas Morning News.
One example of the Cleveland Clinic's increasing use of digital technology is the electronic reminders it sends to anesthesiologists to carry out a patient safety task, according to Marc Harrison, MD, chief medical operations officer at the clinic.
University Medical Center in Lebanon, Tenn., has broken ground on its new ambulatory surgery center, located on UMC's main campus, according to a report in The Tennessean.
A California hospital was experiencing sub-par revenues, due mainly to its incumbent anesthesia group. The group was not providing sufficient competent coverage to support both the hospital's OR and OB, leaving the busy OB without adequate coverage. The hospital discovered…