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On June 14, Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., will open its new $500 million medical tower, which includes hybrid operating rooms, according to a Mukilteo Beacon report. Two floors of the expansion are devoted to surgical and interventional…

Physicians in training can now utilize training tools for four common robot-assisted surgeries, helping users to become proficient in these types operations and maintain patient safety and improved outcomes, according to a news release.

Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., has opened a hybrid operating room, combining the imaging capabilities of a cardiac catheterization lab with that of a conventional OR, according to a hospital news release. The hybrid OR allows physicians to…

Approximately 47 percent of hospitals have reduced or redirected OR procedures due to anesthesia staffing issues, according to a Tarrance Group Study conducted for the American Society of Anesthesiologists. A lack of comprehensive anesthesia leadership is setting many hospital ORs…

Harper University Hospital, part of Detroit Medical Center, is planning to complete a two-year, $18 million operating room expansion project before launching process improvement initiatives, according to a Crain’s Detroit Business report. The expansion is one of the first projects…

Allen Medical Systems recently announced the Allen Easy Catcher Disposable System, an all-in-one fluid containment system intended for use during surgery, according to a company report.

Timothy Dowd, MD is managing partner and chairman of North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) and CEO of NAPA Management Services Corp., the largest single-specialty anesthesia management company in the United States.   Q: What makes operating room efficiency so…

Researchers found four simple modifications helped reduce costs and procedure times associated with robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, according to a study published in the Journal of Endourology.

Technological breakthroughs now allow surgeons to remove entire brain tumors, according to a Free Press news report.

Small tweaks can improve a hospital’s operating room efficiency, boosting communication with physicians, trimming turnover times and leaving patients and families more satisfied with their experience. Here, Robert Friedberg, vice president of operations at Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) in Winfield,…