Video-based coaching may be a useful tool for surgeons' continuing medical education, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah, has broken ground on a $3 million expansion project to expand its emergency room, according to a Standard-Examiner report.
Agnesian HealthCare has purchased a 20-acre plot of land, which will serve as the location of a replacement facility for Ripon (Wis.) Medical Center, according to a Fond du Lac Reporter report.
Majority of Visits to Physician Offices, Outpatient Departments Covered by Private Insurance in 2009
In 2009, an estimated 1 billion visits were made to physician offices and 96 million visits to hospital outpatient department clinics for ambulatory care, according to recent statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Fla., is close to finishing a $7.5 million expansion project, according to a WJHG report.
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The nearly $40 million expansion project at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville, Calif., will soon open, after the new facility is granted a state license, according to a Daily Press report.
Little Rock, Ark.-based Arkansas Heart Hospital and Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., are partnering to provide cardiology care at Saline Memorial's campus, according to an Arkansas Business report.
Community Memorial Hospital in Duluth, Minn., has begun the second phase of its $60 million, three-phase expansion and refurbishing project, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.
Conscious sedation for spine procedures in the ambulatory setting is associated with a low rate of adverse events comparable to local anesthesia without conscious sedation, according to a Doctor's Lounge report.
General surgery residents have different training experiences at university, community and military programs, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.