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During Perioperative Nurses Week this November 10-16, we encourage you to recognize the invaluable contributions of your perioperative nurses and nurse leaders....

Struggling to meet the quality reporting deadlines? Impacted by the recent hurricanes? You may be getting a bit of a break!

Struggling to meet the quality reporting deadlines? Impacted by the recent hurricanes? You may be getting a bit of a break!

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has announced the creation of a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary research agenda....

Organizations are offering guidance to surgical facilities that might experience supply chain disruptions from the port workers’ strike and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene....

Each year, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), shines the light on the demanding work preventionists do every day to keep...

Facilities, product manufacturers, management groups and professional associations across the country are celebrating National ASC Month in August, a time each year...

August is National ASC Month, a month when employees, owners and advocates of ambulatory surgery centers celebrate and increase awareness of the many benefits...

The staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi considers a perfect time out before every procedure to be non-negotiable....

From the San Diego Convention Center to a medical center in Maine – and dozens of spots in between – buildings and other landmarks are illuminated to in support...

The state in which nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of a homicide charge after a 2017 medication error has passed the first-ever state law that decriminalizes...

A doctor at an ambulatory surgery center was convicted last month of injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, acts that lead to the death of a colleague...

There is a myriad of ways to participate in National Nurses Week, which is celebrated May 6-12, from honoring your staff RNs with a gift or event to taking steps to let...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that its ongoing investigation of plastic syringes for potential failures has found that the use of...

Technicians in sterile processing departments (SPDs) at surgical facilities across the country are told to follow manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs) while cleaning...

The 2024 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo in Nashville kicked off with an opening ceremony Saturday that focused on the 75th anniversary of the storied...

Federal law enforcement and health agencies have issued a warning that a ransomware group with ties to Russia has encouraged its affiliates to target...

Surgical facilities across the country are gearing up to participate in Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 10-16....

A female nursing student found dead Feb. 22 in a wooded area of the University of Georgia campus in Athens hours after she failed to return from a run at a nearby...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reversed course and has approved total shoulder replacements and several other procedures to be reimbursed when...

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