Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Staffing: 7 Simple staff appreciation ideas. Easy, low-cost ways to let your team know you value them.

Environmental Stewardship: How to become a green machine. Environmentally conscious Deaconess Hospital finds value in a recycling program aimed at "doing what's right."

Thinking of Buying ... Video laryngoscopes. For intubations, a new standard of care is within sight.

Pain Control: When total joint patients want to kick up their heels. At Houston Physicians' Hospital, a multifaceted initiative has dramatically improved pain scores and recoveries.

Legal Update: Be smart about smartphone use. Mitigate the legal risks of cell phones in your facility.

Exciting advances in ophthalmic laser therapy. Taking a closer look at laser treatments for floaters, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Time to add bariatric surgery? Weight-loss surgery can be your gain.

2017 OR Excellence awards. For these 7 winners, a commitment to going beyond the "call of duty" is in their DNA.

Editor's Page: FDA's forced air letter seems a little forced. The FDA recommends you continue using 3M's forced-arm warmers.

Secrets to speedy OR turnover times. How to turn rooms over safely and efficiently.