Special Editions Archive

In many ways, being a pain physician is like being a detective. Patients hope you can help them get to the bottom of what’s causing their suffering, and it’s your job to not only listen to everything they’re telling you...

How does the structure and design of a healthcare facility impact the performance of the surgeon and the outcome of the surgery?...

In 2021, St. Cloud (Minn.) Surgical Center performed nearly 1,000 total joint cases, nearly double the almost 400 procedures it did in 2020. This growth would’ve been...

Many total joint replacements are rapidly becoming outpatient procedures, fueled by demands from insurance companies and the preferences of patients and surgeons....

Spine procedures are arguably the hottest trend right now in outpatient surgery, presenting enormous opportunity for ASCs as more cases move out of hospitals....

When people think of “integrated” or “hybrid” ORs, they tend to think of huge monitors and innovative new features such as augmented reality, virtual reality and robotics....

People who love the outdoors and value affordable living are flocking to Boise, Idaho, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. This incredible population...

My staff and I are just catching our breath after the completion of a 13-month expansion of our multispecialty surgery center — a whirlwind process that presented...

The state-of-the-art Shields Surgery Center opened last summer in Medford, Mass., four years after its developers devised a proof of concept. “Looking back, it’s hard to believe...

Normally we profile one new or recently renovated facility in this section of the Special Edition on Surgical Construction, but this year we decided to try something a little...