Do some of your staff members seem disengaged or distracted? Is someone suddenly showing up late to meetings and unwilling to share their thoughts and feelings...

The heavy use and repeated high-level disinfection flexible endoscopes endure can be problematic. A pinhole in an insertion tube, a drop of moisture collection...

Over the past few years, a number of employees who work in our health system's outpatient surgery center have become new moms. When they returned...

With all the pressure central sterile staff are under to keep cases flowing through high-volume facilities, the last thing you want to do is give them an excuse to avoid...

Amid our nation's opioid crisis, providers are shifting their focus to formulations and methods that make post-op pain more bearable instead of eliminating it completely....

It's not that difficult to learn from your mistakes. All it takes is gathering your nurses and surgical techs for a half-hour meeting every few months to talk about errors...

Looking for a fun and effective way to weigh less? Hold your own "Biggest Loser" competition and award the staff members who shed the most pounds....

John Hovanesian, MD, an ophthalmologist at Harvard Eye Associates in Laguna Hills, Calif., sends all his cataract patients opened-ended survey questions, asking them...

Don't Sweat Accreditation Surveys; Planning and practice will have you prepared instead of panicked when surveyors come calling.

Healthier Eating Is Within Reach; Patients who optimize their pre-op nutrition are rewarded with better outcomes.

Facilities Canceling Elective Surgeries; Hospitals and surgery centers are preparing to care for increasing numbers of coronavirus cases.

ASCRS Cancels Annual Meeting; It's the latest of many conferences called off during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus Crisis Continues to Escalate;Conference cancelations mark the beginning of an uncertain future

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center partnered with surgeons from the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute to build The Lighthouse Surgery Center,...

You've analyzed the demographics of your area and figured out the healthcare needs of the community. You've located a tract of land to build on or a building to renovate....

Planning to renovate your old ORs or build brand new ones? There's a lot you can do from architectural and design perspectives to enhance your infection prevention...

Taylor Cera, MBA, the chief operating officer at Youngstown (Ohio) Orthopaedic Associates, remembers enjoying eggs and toast on a lazy Saturday morning when his...

You helped design Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Josie Robertson Surgery Center in New York City, a state-of-the-art facility that reimagined how spaces appear and function....

We’ve helped plan and build numerous GI centers and know from experience the amount of time and resources top-performing facilities have invested in smart...

Any architect can place ORs steps away from pre-op bays and within shouting distance of central sterile. What they might not realize is those elements of efficient surgical...