Dignity Health Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) in San Francisco has served as a beacon of hope for patients in the transgender community for nearly a decade....

Unfortunately, there’s not a magic, all-encompassing solution for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs). Instead, it’s a never-ending process that requires...

Most surgical nurses are aware of the harmful effects of toxic fumes caused by surgical smoke, but few know when and how to lead a smoke-free movement...

The perioperative team at the Ambulatory Surgical Pavilion (ASP) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., is always striving to do...

The standout facility leaders and their expert staffs profiled in this year’s OR Excellence Awards section embody the spirit of surgery, a spirit of tireless dedication...

Growing up with two younger brothers and a little sister, I felt like my parents were practicing on me....

Both the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) and anesthesia services landscapes have been evolving rapidly....

May 11 was declared the end of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration, but facilities that report through the Healthcare Personnel Safety...

We perform roughly 40 procedures a day at our busy orthopedic surgery center, and we expect every patient to leave the operating room without a pressure injury....

A few weeks ago I flew out to Denver with one primary objective: to see Rocky Mountain National Park — come hell or high water....

Lots of thought and energy is expended deciding which cleaning products to use and how to train staff to properly apply them....

Do you often feel stumped when it comes to creating fun, memorable and effective training ideas for your staff? ...

Do you clam up when the surgeon asks you to pick some music during surgery? Or are you just tired of the same ’70s, ’80s and ’90s playlists you’ve heard hundreds of times? ...

WellSpan Apple Hill Surgical Center in York, Pa., houses 10 ORs and three endoscopy procedure rooms, in which an average of 1,250 surgical cases...

In the outpatient joint replacement world, hips and knees are still king....

Before Christopher Miller, MD, an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital in Boston...

Ever investigated just how many of the instruments and entire instrument trays that arrive in your ORs and procedure rooms throughout each day are actually necessary? ...

Orthopedic patients are often surprised that their bones are repaired with screws, drill bits, saws and other tools that look very much like what they have...

Custom implants have emerged as a valuable tool in both knee and hip revision surgery, offering potential benefits to both patients and surgeons....

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our new online column, where we sat down with Victoria Wiltshire, MBA, RN, VP and Chief Operating Officer...