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Sanford Aberdeen (S.D.) Medical Center recently performed the first robot-assisted angioplasty for an acute heart attack patient and achieved a door-to-balloon time far below the national average.

A new analysis of consumer pools for health insurance markets shows that the likely nongroup insurance market participants are somewhat healthier and suffer from fewer chronic conditions than those who will take insurance through employers.

The first National Intrepid Center of Excellence satellite center will open next week for patients at Fort Belvoir, Md., according to a report from the Belvoir Eagle.

Here is a list of 23 hospitals and health systems that in the past month have changed or announced plans to change their name, brand or both, beginning with the most recent announcement.

Augusta Health in Fisherville, Va., announced that it will renovate the first floor of its patient tower and its medical office building.

TeamHealth announced that it will release its second quarter results for FY 2013 July 30.

Willis Knighton Cancer Center in Shreveport, La., is installing the world's first compact proton therapy center according to Shreveport's Keel News Radio.

The Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles has established an accredited fellowship program for complex surgical oncology.

Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center's Todd Cancer Pavilion opened to patients on July 17.

Pocahontas (Iowa) Community Hospital has completed a $4.7 million expansion and renovation project, according to a report by The Messenger.