Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., has plans to reduce the number of opioids prescribed by 50 percent by 2019, according to Washington's Top News.
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CVS Pharmacy announced it will cap opioid prescriptions to seven days for some conditions, effective Feb. 1, 2018, according to NBC News.
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Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children began construction on a new urgent care center.
Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center broke ground on a new facility in Latham, N.Y., according to The Daily Gazette.
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists opened a new 40,000-square-foot location in Clay, N.Y., according to Business Journal News Network.