Tag: surgery
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State’s hospitals see impressive growth spurt from nearly $1 billion in capital investment
Kentucky’s major hospital systems are going big, making high-profile, technology-forward capital investments across the commonwealth. Josh Shepherd of The Lane Report writes that every sector of the state is part...
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18 Kentucky hospitals cited as ‘top performers’ on accreditation board’s annual list
Eighteen Kentucky hospitals have been included on the annual list of hospitals that have excelled at adhering to basic procedures for surgery and other treatment of common illnesses such as...
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After two days with doctors at work, Herald-Leader columnist wonders about patients and future of health-care system
Tom Eblen Tom Eblen, the Lexington Herald-Leader‘s local columnist and former editor, spent two days shadowing doctors last week and lived to tell about it. Part of the Lexington Medical Society’s...
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Tonsillectomies not necessary much of the time; among $158 billion spent each year on unnecessary health care
Photo by Matthew Staver, Bloomberg Tonsillectomies are the most common procedure for children requiring anesthesia. “The only problem is there’s no evidence they work for most” kids, reports Sarah Cliff...
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A culture of silence remains about medical errors, but things are slowly improving, physician-activist says
There has been a culture of silence when it comes to talking about medical errors, but things are slowly changing, writes Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, right, in an op-ed piece in...
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Louisville vascular surgeon provides ‘hands on’ support for troops
Dr. Andrea Yancey, a vascular surgeon from Louisville, has completed two weeks of volunteer service treating wounded American soldiers transported from Afghanistan and Iraq to the U.S. Army’s Landstuhl Regional...
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Weight gain after gastric bypass is common; study will see if post-operative supervision helps keep it off
Though 200,000 people undergo gastric bypass surgery to lose weight each year, more than half of patients put back on at least 20 percent of the weight they lost, research-reporting...
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Hybrid operating room, with both surgery and imaging, part of UK Chandler Hospital’s $800 million expansion
A distinguishing feature of the $800 million expansion to the University of Kentucky‘s Chandler Hospital will be a hybrid operating room. The 1,000-square-foot room, with a price tag of $3.2...