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David C. Watts, MD, the Vice President of Education for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF), discusses five key factors in the process of obtaining and maintaining Medicare accreditation in ambulatory surgery centers.

Fremont (Neb.) Area Medical Center has opened a new cancer resource center, according to a Fremont Tribune report.

St. Joseph's Hospital in West Bend, Wis., part of Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, announced the opening of a new cancer center and specialty clinics.

Miami-based Jackson Health System announced (pdf) the upcoming opening of a new pediatric bone marrow transplant unit at its Holtz Children's Hospital in Miami.

Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, N.Y., has opened a 13-bed chest pain observation unit, according to a Queens Ledger report.

Mayo Clinic Health System has broken ground on an expansion project for its Red Cedar in Menomonie (Wis.) Hospital, according to a WEAU report.

Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Care announced plans to renovate Waukesha (Wis.) Memorial Hospital.

Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch has opened a new cancer center at the Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes in League City, Texas, according to a Daily News report.

The Boston area is ripe with several renowned hospitals and academic medical centers, some of the first in the country's history, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center fits right within that landscape.

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas is a member of Las Vegas-based Valley Health System. It is also operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services in King of Prussia, Pa.