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Stephen MacMillan, CEO of Stryker, turned down a pay raise in 2010, keeping his total compensation at the same level since 2008, according to a Mass Device news report.
J. Brad Bellotte, MD, and Raymond Sekula, MD, both neurosurgeons, have joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot in Erie, Pa., according to a hospital news release.
Jeffrey Meisles, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Orthopedic Specialists in Elmhurst, Ill., discusses three points on adapting new orthopedic technology.
Device giant Zimmer Holdings has confirmed that more jobs were cut in Warsaw, Ind., according to a Journal Gazette news report. The company has not disclosed how many workers were let go or how many jobs will be permanently eliminated.…
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Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., says if your orthopedic surgery center is struggling, it's important to partner with a management company before it's too late.
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