Erie (Pa.) Shriners Hospital for Children has become an ambulatory surgery center and outpatient center, according to an Erie Times-News report.
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The establishment of a dedicated pediatric imaging department with dedicated pediatric computed tomography technologists for pediatric CT scans may lead to significant radiation dose reduction to the patient, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of…
Contractors building a new surgery center for East Texas Medical Center-Crockett are projecting a November completion date for the project, according to an East Texas News report.
Researchers have found an association of increased complications, though no change in mortality, with the implementation of ACGME resident duty-hours restrictions within teaching hospitals, according to research presented at the 80th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological…
SwedishAmerican Health System, based in Rockford, Ill., has announced the elimination of 49 employees and 76 vacant positions, according to a Rockford Register Star report.
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at The George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the U.S., increased more than…
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Heart attack patients' survival rates can vary greatly depending on the hospital where they're treated and how many clinical meetings those hospitals hold per month, according to a new study from Yale University.