HealthBreak | Perioperative Surgical Home Program – Part 2
This week on HealthBreak, Dr. Charles Swannack talks about the Perioperative Surgical Home offered to colorectal surgery patients at Providence St. Patrick Hospital.


This week on HealthBreak, Dr. Charles Swannack talks about the Perioperative Surgical Home offered to colorectal surgery patients at Providence St. Patrick Hospital.
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