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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City announced the ground breaking of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at the hospital's Westchester campus in White Plains, N.Y.

The acquisition of Health Central, a 171-bed hospital in Ocoee, Fla., by Orlando Health, a multi-hospital system in Florida, includes the Health Central Surgery Center in Ocoee, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Measurable benchmarks are crucial to running a successful surgery center. The most successful surgery centers track clinical, financial and efficiency-focused data. Administrators can track data from one month to the next to identify and project growth. They can also compare…

Endoscopy Center of Niagara (N.Y.) has applied to open a single-specialty ambulatory surgery center in Niagara, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

Jersey Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center in Somers Point, N.J., and Virtua, based in Marlton, N.J., have formed a joint-venture partnership, according to Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Here are 12 new surgery centers in the works.

While the number of office visits decreased 4.7 percent in 2011, the number of emergency department admissions increased by 7.4 percent, according to a report by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.  

Gastroenterologist Monica Patel Zeitz, MD, is featured in a Q&A column published by the Delco News Network.

Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii, announced its opening of a new cardiology clinic in partnership with Maui Heart & Vascular.

Computed tomography scanners are vital imaging devices for any hospital, and escalating prices are putting pressure on hospitals to replace CT scanners every eight to 10 years.