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The Surgical Review Corporation has accredited ChristianaCare’s Wilmington Hospital as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, an achievement that’s been awarded to fewer than 1 percent of hospitals that perform hernia surgeries.

FDA has authorized the emergency use of certain filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) for use in health care settings by health care personnel (HCP) in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to prevent HCP exposure to pathogenic biological airborne particulates during FFR shortages resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) are fulfilling their commitment to end racism by asking nurses to share their personal anti-racism pledges on their AMSN website pledge page.

The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) has received an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) silver Power of A® Award for its COVID-19 Resources for Nurses website campaign, which supports institutions and nurses practicing on the frontlines of the pandemic.

CS Medical has announced the successful clearance of a new Class II medical device by the U.S. FDA and Health Canada, TD 200 Automated TEE Probe Disinfector with TD 12 AquaCide high-level disinfectant. “Building off the TD 100 platform, TD 200 with TD 12 AquaCide...

In September, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) transitions its Achieving Accreditation conference to a virtual environment. The educational seminar takes place September 14-17 and is designed to help organizations develop and strengthen...