North American Partners in Anesthesia released two briefs in what will be a series on how hospitals can transform the operating room to cope with challenges of healthcare reform.
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The physicians of The Medical Center of Central Georgia performed the hospital's 1,000th robotic procedure using the daVinci robotic surgery system.
Hospitals across the nation are building and expanding their operating rooms in order to increase their capacity. Here are 10 of the most recent OR expansions.
Operating rooms are one of the most costly areas of hospital operations, and as hospitals face a range of mounting financial pressures, most are reexamining OR operations for any avoidable costs.
Louisville, Ky.-based KentuckyOne Health announced that it will build a $5 million hybrid operating room and resuscitation center at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.
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Surgical Directions announced it will exhibit at the OR Manager Conference in Las Vegas Oct. 24-26.
Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., announced plans for a nearly $50 million operating room expansion.
A strategic perioperative growth plan helped increase surgical volume 7 percent in six months at a 570-bed tertiary hospital, according to a Surgical Directions case study.
Strengthening operating room leadership, improving processes and implementing a perioperative sales function can increase OR financial performance by seven figures, according to a case study by Surgical Directions.
Flexible scopes traveling outside the ASC do not always receive proper cleaning following a procedure, according to Cyngus Medical Product and Services.