News and Notes

Decreasing operating room (OR) availability by 15% helped a hospital address a 30% staff shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study being presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ ADVANCE 2022, the Anesthesiology Business Event. “The...

ZAP Surgical Systems Inc. announced installation of its first ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery platform in Japan. Using a new vault-free design that typically eliminates the need for costly shielded radiation treatment rooms, the new ZAP-X is located at the newly...

Zeus, a leader in advanced polymer solutions, announced that it has added PTFE Sub-Lite-Wall multi-lumen tubing to its product portfolio. For many years, Zeus has manufactured multi-lumen tubing with unique profiles and multiple working channels that run the entire...

When AORN faced the difficult decision to cancel its Global Surgical Conference & Expo not once, but twice in two consecutive years, the association had two primary concerns. The first was how it might deliver its session content and accompanying credit hours to...

The past year presented the U.S and the world with an extraordinary set of health-related challenges. The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and all the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stepped up to shoulder responsibilities for addressing these...

Getinge recently opened the company’s new Experience Center in Wayne, New Jersey with a special virtual event involving leaders from health care, technology and government. The event featured demonstrations of the latest advances in technology to help hospitals drive...