News and Notes

Aspen Surgical Products Inc. has announced the acquisition of Precept Medical Products. Precept designs, manufactures and markets nonwoven, single-use disposable protective medical apparel that addresses infection control challenges faced by health care professionals,...

Hoag Founders, the Association of Presbyterian Members and the George Hoag Family Foundation, filed litigation against Providence Health seeking to dissolve the affiliation with Providence. The legal action comes after nearly a year of trying to work with Providence...

OR Today magazine joins the World Health Organization in celebrating the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and the Year of the Nurse in 2020. As part of the celebration, OR Today wants to feature nurses in a new contest! Every entry wins a gift card!...

Husco, a privately-held company specializing in high performance hydraulic and electro-mechanical components, today announced that a consortium called MaskForce has designed, developed, and produced a reusable face mask. This face mask is temporarily authorized by the...

A new study in the May issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety details experience over a 10-year period with a surgical quality improvement initiative developed to reduce the likelihood of postoperative pulmonary complications and assesses...

OR Today joins in celebrating National Nurses Week (May 6-12) this month. National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Special days recognized during the week include...