Hospital for Special Surgery reduced the number of opioids prescribed by 500,000 in 18 months after launching a Controlled Substances Task Force, the organization said in a press release.
Orthopedics
Patients who receive nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, along with opioids after surgery may use fewer opioids than patients who only receive opioids, according to new research.
Orthopedic surgeon Robert Erdin III, MD, joined Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, W.Va., according to WVNews.
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital launched a neurology services program for Hispanic and Latino patients.
Stamford (Conn.) Health is expanding its collaboration with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery under new leadership, according to the Daily Voice Plus.
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The $19 million Ascension St. Vincent Orthopedic Hospital opened through a partnership between St. Vincent Evansville (Ind.) and Evansville-based Tri-State Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to the Courier & Press, part of the USA Today network.
More than 100 nurses rallied outside McLaren Health Care facilities on June 27 over staffing issues and care affordability, according to the City Pulse.
Operating rooms at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., look like something out of a science fiction novel, according to The Orange County Register.
Fifteen hospitals and health systems have announced new robotics capabilities in 2019:
Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Ga.) became the first in its area to begin offering robotic-assisted total knee replacements, according to The Augusta Chronicle.