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Ballad Health was awarded Network of Excellence accreditation in robotic surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), honoring systemwide excellence in patient safety, surgical outcomes and clinical consistency. The national recognition coincides with a $15 million...

National Nurses Week, observed from May 6-12, offers an opportunity to recognize and celebrate these contributions. Healthcare organizations across the country are encouraged to show appreciation and highlight the impact of their nursing teams.

ROLLA, Mo. | Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was awarded the Wound Healing Society’s 2026 Early-Career Faculty Award during the organization’s annual meeting held...

Avatar Medical has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for Avatar Medical Vision, its software platform for instant 3D medical image processing, review, and surgical planning, enabling commercialization in the United States. Avatar Medical Vision enables clinicians to...

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) recently shared an analysis conducted by KNG Health Consulting that shows ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) have saved Medicare billions of dollars. Between 2019 and 2024, procedures performed in ASCs compared to...

City of Hope healthcare leaders have released a new white paper examining how hospitals can maintain surgical operations during simultaneous sterile processing department (SPD) failures caused by water quality issues, infrastructure damage and planned maintenance.