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Archive > February, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 2

It's Good To Be Frugal

A collection of our readers' best cost-saving ideas.

Outpatient Surgery Editors

What's a Washing Machine Doing in This Orthopedic ASC?
Swish-slosh-swish. The washer and dryer at Academy Orthopedics ASC in Cumming, Ga., get plenty of use and save this one-OR facility lots of money, says administrator Karen Bennett, RN, ONC.

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