The new centers are drawing profitable procedures from outpatient departments in hospitals to lower-cost venues.

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Maze surgery, or surgical ablation, is a procedure commonly recommended to treat an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) when other methods such as medication, cardioversion therapy (electric ...

A cardioversion procedure can reset your heart to its normal rhythm. There are two types: Electrical cardioversion. Your doctor gives your heart an electrical shock through paddles or patches on your ...

Marshall Medical Center is expanding its use of the da Vinci Surgical System to include gynecological procedures. This ...

An 82-year-old Baptist Health System patient says the hospital’s newest hybrid operating room helped save his life after doctors found a dangerous aneurysm.

These trends are remarkably consistent,” Dr. Dr. Anthony Brissett, a board certified facial plastic surgeon and president of ...

Not all wounds require surgery. The size and depth of the patient’s wound will determine if they need surgery and which surgery is most appropriate. The majority of burn surgery procedures are skin ...