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With decreased reimbursements, declining case volume and physicians heading toward hospital employment, there may not seem to be a lot of reason for cheer in the ambulatory surgery center industry this holiday season. But don’t give up hope just yet…

Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., is the only U.S. hospital that was named one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters for 13 consecutive years. Cardiovascular programs are evaluated by Thomson Reuters on clinical outcomes, clinical processes,…

Many physicians do not know or do not follow the American Heart Association's guidelines for screening young athletes for sudden cardiac death, according to an American Medical News report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked its approval of the drug Avastin for breast cancer on the grounds that it has not been shown to be safe and effective for that use, according to an FDA news release.

Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., is pointing to a recent study and revised guidelines from the American College of Cardiology to support its certificate of need request to offer angioplasty permanently even though it does not offer cardiac surgery,…

Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., has opened a $12 million Comprehensive Cancer Center, according to a hospital news release.

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (Fla.) is moving ahead with plans to begin offering angioplasty and stenting in its $2 million catheterization lab on Monday despite concerns from the hospital's cardiologists and nurses, according to a Herald-Tribune report.

St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby, Mont., has submitted its application for a federal loan to build a new 77,000-square-foot hospital, according to a Western News report.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation has recently released revised guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention, according to ACC news releases.

Prominent anesthesiology journals are more likely to publish positive results than negative ones, according to a study conducted by researchers at Chicago’s Northwestern University and reported in Anesthesiology News. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on anesthesiology research.