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Orthopedic Surgeon Uses da Vinci Robot, Voids the Warranty

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FLORENCE, ID – The OR staff here at Idaho Regional Medical Center is buzzing with the news that the hospital’s only da Vinci robot...
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Wildly-Inaccurate Operative Note Inspires New Approach to Gastric Bypass

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Gastrointestinal surgeon Perry Rush discovered a wildly-inaccurate post operative note in a patient chart last month that has become inspiration for a radical new...

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Consults IT, Tries Turning Heart Off Then Back On Again

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Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Richard White is always willing to collaborate with the health care team so he called St, Francis Hospital’s help desk today...
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Patient Surprised To Find Out Female ‘Doctor’ Is Not A Nurse

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SANTA CLARA, CA - Jonathan O’Skool, a 78 year-old contractor, was admitted to McCormick Hospital 2 weeks ago for an open AAA repair.  The...
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Doctors and Nurses Fight Back: Proposal to Link Hospital CEO Salaries to Employee Satisfaction...

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CHICAGO, IL – State senators in Illinois voted yesterday 45 to 14 in favor of a new proposal put together by physicians, nurses, and other...
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Coping with Admissions: The Art of Disguise

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“The 7 Stages of Grief When Faced with an Admission” struck a chord with many of our admitting medical providers out there.  It is...
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Orthopaedic Surgeon Admits to Inventing CrossFit to Finance College for His Children

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LOS ANGELES, CA – After his twin daughters were both accepted to Ivy League colleges starting in 2000 and already paying for his son’s...

Resident Wins Extra Shift for Violating Duty Hours

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Tampa, FL - Calling the eighty hour work week “non-negotiable”, local Program Director Tom Keen was not pleased to learn that one of his...

STAT Officially Means “Maybe”

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - Ever wonder why your 8 AM stat blood draw hasn’t been done even though it’s now 7 PM the next day? ...