Category: News and Notes

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the first in the country to successfully complete robotic-assisted lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System® to remove diseased, emphysematous tissue within the lungs for the treatment of severe emphysema, a progressive form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has announced Azurion with FlexArm, to set a new standard for patient imaging and positioning flexibility for image-guided procedures.

Conferring advantages such as shorter lead times, reduced waste and opportunity for mass customization, the potential of 3D printing was quickly realized and has gone from strength to strength since.

Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC), a provider of billing and practice management for the anesthesia and pain management specialty, has announced that it is celebrating its 40th year serving the anesthesiology specialty.

OSI Systems Inc. announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, received an order...

As peak flu season begins, Richard Webby, Ph.D., a member of St. Jude Children’s Research...

Encompass Group, LLC has been awarded new group purchasing agreements with Premier. These include Disposable Non-Sterile Protective Apparel, VCT Anti-Embolism Stockings, Cubicle Curtains, Tracks and Privacy Screens, and Reusable Textiles and Textile Services.

Innovative Medical Products customers have one less thing to worry about – unexpected downtime.

The late October conference with the theme “Keys to Safety: Harmonized Care for Our Patients” was held in Conway, South Carolina.

PrinterPrezz Inc., a trailblazer in combining metal 3D printing, nanotechnologies and surgical expertise to design and manufacture next generation medical devices, today announced the opening of its first Innovation Center in the Silicon Valley.

Jackson Health System is expanding on the world’s first, 11-year long-term strategic partnership for Enterprise Monitoring as a Service (EMaaS) by implementing IntelliSpace Enterprise Edition, including Philips PerformanceBridge.

The payments for similar knee and shoulder surgeries performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) were lower compared with hospital outpatient departments in many study states, with few exceptions, according to a new FlashReport from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).