2006 Issue #05 :: Cover Story

The Next Generation Of Operating Rooms

Published Friday Jun 9, 2006 by admin

    Historically, surgeons have relied primarily on their direct vision
of open surgical sites to perform procedures. The open incision
surgical procedures are generally followed by long recovery periods for
patients.

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Continuing Care Retirement Community Offers Its Share Of Innovative Programs

Published Friday Jun 9, 2006 by admin

One of Kendal at Hanover's more unusual decisions has turned out to be a stroke of genius.
    When the continuing care retirement community first opened in July
of 1991, the board of directors decided to eschew standard practice and
not hire a social director.

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Hospice Care: Combining Comfort With Compassion

Published Friday Jun 9, 2006 by admin

There's a cliche that says the only things inevitable in life are death
and taxes. For health care providers caring for the frail elderly,
death is an inevitability that is never far from sight. Each year, one
out of every four nursing home residents in America dies.

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