Propofol, a short-acting, intravenous hypnotic agent was introduced in the 1980s to aid surgery centers in providing appropriate anesthesia for short procedures. The drug allows a patient to undergo a procedure, often in conjunction with the use of regional blocks,…
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The University of California Board of Regents has approved a deal to rescue Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in Willowbrook, Calif., according to a report by the New York Times.
The Hughes Spalding Hospital, a 30-bed children's facility in Atlanta, has moved into a new $43 million building, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Erie (Pa.) Shriners Hospital for Children, a 30-bed pediatric orthopedic hospital, will move its inpatient services to 434-bed Hamot Medical Center, according to a report by the Erie Times-News.
The boards of the town and village of Prairie du Sac, Wis., and the town of Sauk City, Wis., have approved an intergovernmental boundary agreement, which may postpone expansions plans proposed by Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital until 2014, according to…
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The MetroHealth System Board of Trustees has approved a contract to create a regional trauma network, in partnership with The Cleveland Clinic Health System, called the Northern Ohio Regional Trauma Network, according to a MetroHealth news release.
Physicians and staff at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., have successfully transferred all patients to its new facility, completing the move to the technologically and seismically advanced hospital, according to a report in the Los Altos Town Crier.
Saint Anne's Hospital in Falls River, Mass., has opened the Center for Pain Management in Swansea, Mass., which will serve as a satellite facility for the hospital's pain management program, according to a report by the Herald News.
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., has opened a 162,500-squre-foot outpatient facility, according to a report by the Orange County Register.
Atrius Health, an alliance of five, non-profit community physician practices in eastern Massachusetts, has expanded its affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston in an effort to improve efficiency while maintaining quality, according to a report by the…