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	Archive > October, 2003	Vol. IV, No. 10

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Do-It-Yourself ASC Improvement

Stephanie Wasek, Associate Editor

Administrator: Linda Phillips, RN
Surgeries: Ophthalmology
Staff: 18 - 11 RNs, 2 scrub techs, 4 OR assistants and 1 surgical counselor (all OR staff are contingent except 1 RN, 1 OR assistant and the surgical counselor)
ORs: 2
Operating surgeons: 14
Monthly case volume: 150
Years in operation: 20
Ownership: Physician-owned

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