A study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for prostate cancer had a higher rate of incontinence or impotence a year and…
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An amendment presented by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) that would provide four cancer hospitals with more Medicare money for treating cancer patients was left out of the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill, according to a…
Beating out facilities such as UNC Hospitals, Cary (N.C.) Urology was given approval from the North Carolina Division of Health Services to build a $9.85 million prostate cancer center in Raleigh, N.C., according to a report in the Triangle Business…
Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa., will begin offering neuro-spine surgery for the first time in the history of the hospital, according to a report in the Wayne Independent.
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health System are joining together as equal partners to build a $5 million outpatient cancer center in Monroe, according to a report…
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Here are the top 10 hospitals with the highest grossing neurosurgery departments (with figures rounded to the nearest hundred million) based on Medicare charges, according to data from the American Hospital Directory.
Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., has entered into an agreement that will allow Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston to provide oncology care at the hospital, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
Here are 18 hospitals and clinics with great neurosurgery programs.
Developing an integrated cancer center of excellence requires a significant amount of research during the development phase in addition to an unrelenting dedication to patient care and education after the center is operational. Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia has…
Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., is among the 95 recipients of the 2008 Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons, according to a report in the Naperville Sun.