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Leadership & Management

The Federation of American Hospitals, which represents investor-owned hospitals and health systems, spent $570,000 on federal lobbying in the second quarter of 2011, down 14 percent from the second quarter of 2010, according to a Forbes report.

St. David's HealthCare, based in Austin, Texas, has acquired the former Lakeside Hospital at Bastrop facility, which closed in November 2010 and is scheduled to open early next year as an emergency center, according to a health system release.

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Starting the first case on time is crucial for maintaining an operating room's schedule. For a variety of reasons, however, first cases can be delayed, causing subsequent cases to be delayed and patient satisfaction to decrease. Yolanda G. Smith, RN,…

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