Orthopedic surgeon Chitranjan Ranawat, MD, had died, Hospital for Special Surgery announced Sept. 29. Dr. Ranawat was an alumnus of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery where he completed fellowships in reconstructive and hand surgery, according to a LinkedIn…
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Staffing costs and turnover remain some of the toughest challenges in orthopedics, but Denver-based Orthopedic Centers of Colorado is focusing on culture and engagement to keep its teams strong. Brian Larkin, MD, the company’s chief medical officer, spoke with Becker’s…
Hospitals are under pressure to lift nurse competence, reduce burnout and improve retention without expanding budgets or facilities. Rural teams often feel these constraints most. Grande Ronde Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in La Grande, Ore., is showing what’s…
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Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN
Author and Speaker
Christine Heid, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE, CHSE
Nursing Simulation Specialist, UbiSim
Wade Twilegar, RN
Assistant CNO, Grande Ronde Hospital
Nikkita Titus, MSN, RN
Nurse Residency Coordinator, Grande Ronde Hospital
Infusion centers face a dual challenge: growing patient volumes and constant staffing constraints. At Hartford HealthCare, nurse leaders are laying down a new model — one that uses real-time demand patterns to drive staffing decisions and deliver tangible improvements. In…
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Amanda Carbray
Clinic Operations Manager, Hartford HealthCare
Betsy Hlavac
Clinical Operations Manager, Ambulatory Infusion & Medical Oncology, Hartford HealthCare
John Uribe, MD, performed knee surgery on Aleksander Barkov, a center for the Florida Panthers, Sept. 26 at Baptist Health Doctors Hospital. Mr. Barkov suffered injuries to his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament during a practice Sept. 25,…
Chronic inflammatory conditions drive high drug spend — and poor adherence often leads to costly flares, ER visits, and hospitalizations. Gaps in patient engagement, prescriber coordination, and side effect management make sustained adherence difficult. This whitepaper introduces a nurse-led pharmacy…
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Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopedics has opened an orthopedic clinic in Dayton, Tenn. The practice is led by Josh Lawson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and a hip and knee care specialist, according to a Sept. 22 news…
Stronger CPR skills, fewer disruptions: How Trinity Health Muskegon redefined resuscitation training
Traditional CPR certification models often leave clinicians unprepared. Skills can fade just 90 days after training, and high staff turnover only undermines teamwide competency. Trinity Health Muskegon tackled the problem head-on. After shifting to a quarterly, low-dose CPR training program,…
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Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has become the first hospital in its region to pair Medtronic’s Mazor robotic guidance system with the Premia TOPS nonfusion spinal implant. The Mazor system allows neurosurgeons to map patient anatomy in 3D and precisely…
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica (Ga.) has introduced the ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation platform for spine surgery, becoming one of only eight health systems in the state to adopt the technology. The system, developed by Globus Medical, enables minimally invasive procedures with…