News and Notes

As the leading advocate for the safety of perioperative nurses and surgery patients, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has launched a national petition urging the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue regulations requiring worker and patient protections from harmful surgical smoke.

Brighthospital has introduced its Surgical Forecasting Service Gen3. Since 2015, Brighthospital has provided advanced analytical solutions for hospitals to improve their operational performance, focusing on surgical services, emergency departments and inpatient...

Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has announced the results of a new real-world study that shows its Echelon Circular Powered Stapler was associated with a 74% reduction in anastomotic leak rates (1.8% vs. 6.9%)[1] and a 44%...

Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr. Mark W. McFarland performed the first Kyphoplasty using the Stryker SpineJack System on August 2, 2021. The one-hour, outpatient surgery was performed on a 90-year-old female at Mercy Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News,...

Intuitive, a pioneer in robotic-assisted surgery and a global leader in minimally invasive care, plans to invest more than $500 million in its current campus in Gwinnett County, creating approximately 1,200 jobs in Peachtree Corners.

Midmark RTLS and Primex have announced a new partnership to provide customers with RTLS solutions that expand from asset tracking to patient flow and environmental monitoring solutions that automate data logging across facilities.