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The ORs at PIH Health Downey (Calif.) Hospital have been smoke-free for three years. If you’re interested in doing the same for your own ORs, here are key learnings from...

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Providers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Endoscopy Department know that the care of their patients begins well before they arrive for their appointments...

Performance Health Surgery Center, created by the ASC design veteran firm Hardaway | Sziabowski Architects, is a 14,700-square-foot, four-OR multispecialty surgery center...

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Having had my new knee, Laverne, for exactly one year, it was time to replace the other one. Same surgeon, hospital and robotic-assisted surgery....

Thomas Durick, MD, had a puzzle on his hands. Fortunately, the answer could be found in his pocket....

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The date was set for Knee Replacement No. 1, aka “Laverne....”

Two perioperative nurses noted stress and anxiety among many patients who were about to undergo local anesthesia cases at the surgery center at Penn Presbyterian...

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Most cataract patients suffer the condition in both eyes. So why not perform cataract surgery on both eyes on the same day? Well, for many surgeons and facilities...