United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W. Va., is planning a $15 million facility that will include neurosurgery, orthopedic and outpatient rehabilitation therapy services, according to a report by The Exponent Telegram.
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While economic status has a hand in dictating access to healthcare, state of residence is much more important than income level in determining quality of available care, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
Hospitals with high volumes of surgical patients and a low surgical mortality rate have the lowest rate of surgical readmission, according to a new article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Chronic care management holds no benefits over standard primary care for people with substance dependence, which is often classified as a chronic disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A study published in the most recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine found rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus declined by 54.2 percent in nine U.S. metropolitan areas between 2005 and 2011.
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Spine surgeons and non-surgical spine and back pain specialists traditionally worked in silos, their care reflected through the lens of whichever physician they saw first. In some communities, surgeons and non-surgical specialists have competitive relationships and studies with varying responses…
Surgical decompression is an effective treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, the leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction worldwide, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Fremont (Neb.) Area Medical Center announced the addition of four orthopedic surgeons to its medical staff, according to a Fremont Tribune report.
Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System has launched pain management services at its Heritage Valley Beaver (Pa.) hospital and its medical clinic — Heritage Valley Moon Township (Pa.), according to a Times Online report.