As a tool to organize care, Critical Pathways is the hottest topic in hospital healthcare. It signals managed care companies that the hospital is cost conscious and committed to quality. USSC's Critical Pathways program provides a simple step-by-step approach.


Within six meetings, your staff can participate in a dynamic process and replicate a generic template that can be applied to any clinical diagnosis or procedure. As partners, USSC has the tools to help you get the job done.







The growth and acceptance of Minimally Invasive Surgery has created a tremendous demand for skills training of surgeons and nurses. At the same time, hospital administrators and referring physicians must appreciate the cost and quality benefits of MIS. To stimulate the growth of MIS, USSC offers training programs for surgeons, nurses, primary care physician "gatekeepers" and hospital administrators.

Everyone involved in patient care needs to understand the impact of MIS on the patient's quality of care. USSC has training programs to facilitate everyone's learning curve!







High quality products are the foundation of USSC. While the current environment dictates that innovative technology reduces costs, USSC will never compromise its long-standing tradition and commitment to making high quality products.

When you partner with USSC, you get advanced technology developed to improve the patient's quality of care. A guarantee that every new product we introduce will replace a product in current use, reduce procedural costs, or reduce systemwide costs.

USSC offers uncompromised quality in a comprehensive line of leading edge wound closure products.







Laparoscopic removal of a diseased gallbladder was rapidly adopted when it became apparent that Minimally Invasive Surgery improved quality of care through reduced post-operative pain, shortened hospital stay, decreased post-operative disability and increased patient satisfaction. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now the standard!

More and more traditionally open surgeries are being converted to less invasive surgery. Consider USSC's leadership in the areas of discectomy, laparoscopic anti reflux procedure, Nissen, ABBI (advanced biopsy instrumentation) and 2mm Office laparoscopy. To enjoy a competitive advantage that is in the right place at the right time-join the MIS revolution!

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