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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

OR Excellence Pre-Registration Deadline Extended

There's still time to obtain discounted pricing for Outpatient Surgery Magazine's 2010 OR Excellence conference and participate in our pre-registrat...

Can Robots Place Regional Blocks?

In addition to its laparoscopic applications, the da Vinci surgical robot might be able to perform complex regional anesthesia from remote locations...

After Surgery, Pain Remains For Some

While most surgical patients report marked improvements following surgery, a significant number complain of less vitality and more pain in the year ...

Archive >  Surgical Supplies 2006

Transform Your Supply Budget

One facility's action plan includes four easy-to-implement steps.

Christi Rousseau, RN

When I accepted my position as clinical director of the Corinth Surgery Center three years ago, I knew I was in for a learning curve. In my previous job as a circulating nurse in a hospital-owned ASC, I was primarily an OR nurse with some clinical and nurse management duties. Suddenly, I was in what felt like a whole new world: My new ASC had its own contracts, quality initiatives, employees and insurance programs, among other things.

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