There was a time, long, long ago, when ASC administrators felt like referees caught in the middle of a frustrating bout between productivity and safety....
Lisa York, MSN, RN, CASC, CAIP, executive director at Hunterdon Center for Surgery, Flemington, N.J. Outpatient Surgery Magazine is posting these profiles to give the...
It’s not unusual for the turnover team at a surgery center to be compared to a NASCAR pit crew — a group of people working together quickly and efficiently to achieve the...
The bustling world of health care is characterized by its constant state of flux and unpredictability....
Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Tosha Chapman, RN, ASC and MSCC director of nursing for...
Want to improve communication and collaboration among different staff members and departments?...
For the staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi, a perfect time out before every procedure is non-negotiable....
Aimee McFarlane, RN-BSN, CNOR, CST, suffered needlesticks twice — once as a nursing student and once after 12 years on the job....
For the past 15 years Outpatient Surgery Magazine has celebrated the top-performing facilities and outstanding OR teams that set the standard for high-quality...
Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Jennifer Parrott, RN, clinical nurse educator, quality improvement manager...
In November of 2019, Outpatient Surgery Magazine published a Special Edition on Diversity in Surgery. It was our way of letting readers know that we believe...
Departments looking to foster professional development will often decide to start a journal club. But these departments tend to struggle with where to begin....
We’ve featured quite a few escape rooms over the years, focusing mostly on the camaraderie and fun they provide as staff education and training exercises....
A safety-first culture in your operating room includes protecting the staff as well as the patients....
The business and administrative staff play a pivotal role in every surgery center’s success....
Transitioning from a perioperative nurse to a leadership role in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) presented me with numerous challenges, but none were as daunting...
Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Cynthia Wiersema, director of nursing at NANI Vascular in Fort Wayne, Ind...
There is a myriad of ways to participate in National Nurses Week, which is celebrated May 6-12, from honoring your staff RNs with a gift or event to taking steps to let...
Surgical facilities across the country are gearing up to participate in Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 10-16....
Have you noticed one of your co-workers staying late to help another colleague, or taking time to walk with a patient’s family member rather than just pointing them...