Archive for March 2020
Colonoscopy Aids Patient’s Health Outcome as COVID-19 Crisis Ensues
On Friday, the Florida governor ordered all hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to cease all elective surgeries due to COVID-19, leaving surgery centers like ours to decide which procedures are considered an emergency.
Read MoreOn National Doctors’ Day, AMSURG Celebrates the Role of ASCs During the COVID-19 Crisis
March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, and AMSURG would like to thank the 3,700 physicians who practice in our more than 250 partner centers across the country. The important work you do to deliver high-quality, patient-centered has never made a bigger impact in the communities we serve than now in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreGI Nurses: Advocates for Population Hesitant to Care for GI Health
GI Nurses and Associates Week is March 22-28, and AMSURG is proud to recognize the work of GI nurses and associates at partner centers around the country.
Read MoreDr. Edward Esber and a Patient’s Family Promote Colonoscopies in the Battle with Colon Cancer
AMSURG Partner Gastroenterologist, Edward Esber, M.D., FACG, FASGE, and the McCool family recently shared their story of battling colon cancer.
Read MorePatient Safety Awareness Week: COVID-19 Preparation Through Our Culture of Safety
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has communities on high alert, and AMSURG is equipping its more than 250 ambulatory surgery center partnerships with clinical best practices to prepare for and protect patients from the virus.
Read MoreWeston Outpatient Surgical Center Brings Total Joint Replacements to the Center
In line with the trend, more of our centers are bringing total joint procedures to the facilities. Weston Outpatient Surgical Center in Weston, Florida, is one of the latest to begin performing total joint procedures.
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