Specialty Hospitals news and information

Hospitals showed improvement in safety grades produced by the Leapfrog Group, but officials for the employer-backed organization say the uptick in grades should be better.
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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care won approval from the CMS to continue through December 2018 as an accrediting body for ambulatory surgery centers.
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Angioplasty to clear blocked arteries costs more at hospitals not equipped for emergency heart surgery, according to a study.
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Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center named Dr. Joseph Parrillo chairman of its Heart & Vascular Institute.
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Hear our video announcement of the top-ranked employers in three size categories: small, medium and large organizations.
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The work duties at the Central Illinois Endoscopy Center can sometimes be grueling and unpleasant, but the center's 40 employees try to create an enjoyable atmosphere, and they extend their commitment and caring beyond their workdays into community involvement related to their organization's...
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Montefiore is planning to spend $142.3 million on what will be its first freestanding ambulatory surgery center.
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A joint venture between three-hospital Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare system and surgical center operator Sovereign Healthcare, Mission Viejo, Calif., closed on a deal to acquire majority ownership of the outpatient Biltmore Surgical Center, Phoenix, for undisclosed terms.
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Hackensack University Medical Center, a 696-bed hospital serving northern New Jersey, has acquired two ambulatory surgery centers as part of a new joint venture with United Surgical Partners International.
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Surgery Center of the Pacific and Surgery Center of Santa Monica (Calif.) signed a letter of intent to combine operations, according to a news release.
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