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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

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Archive >  Surgical Construction 2007

Making Your First Hires Work

Staffing a new facility is a lesson in dogged determination.

Monica Ziegler, MSN, CASC

Today I am the administrator of Physicians Surgical Center in Lebanon, Pa., a bustling facility with a staff of 25 that cares for 100-plus patients each week. But my ORs weren't always filled, or even built, for that matter. I was hired in April 2005 to manage a center that was still under construction and scheduled to open four months later. I didn't have a desk, a co-worker or even a clue as to where to start. Only one thing was clear: I needed help.

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