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Equipment purchases can be a difficult process for many freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, but it's necessary for attracting new surgeons and staying competitive in the market. Now, ASCs are seeing cases that were previously done as inpatient procedures ushered into…

Peter Staats, MD, was named Outstanding Pain Physician at the 2012 Pain Medicine Symposium.

Jameson Health System in New Castle, Pa., has added three physicians, including pain management physician Muhammed Arif, MD, according to the New Castle News.

The New York Methodist Hospital's Institute for Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery now includes new procedures for complex injuries to return athletes to play.

The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., welcomes Michael Cassat, MD, a primary care sports medicine physician, according to a Vail Daily report.

Cooper Bone and Join Institute teamed with Cooper Cancer Institute to open the Cooper Orthopaedic Oncology Center in Camden, N.J., according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Earlier this month the Malo Health Clinic and Wellness Center in Rutherford, N.J., announced it would open a four-operating room surgery center, The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery. The 11,000-square-foot ASC includes onsite X-ray, lab, fluoroscopy technology and compounding…

IllumiNutri has launched an e-commerce website to sell nutrients aimed at aiding chronic pain sufferers.

The local government in central Florida has been tightening regulations on pain management clinics, and Longwood is the latest city to join the efforts, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Physicians' steady interest in hospital employment — a trend that has accelerated in recent years and is not expected to reverse — has implications for their employment contracts, particularly restrictive covenants, or non-compete clauses.