When it comes to hand hygiene, simple messaging can work wonders. Infection prevention leader Nicole Nomides, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC, can attest to that fact from...

Selecting the right antiseptic and using proper skin-prepping technique are obviously key to keeping patients free from infections, but so is using the correct-size applicator....

Regional anesthesia is a game changer in outpatient surgery. It promotes quicker recoveries, reduces intra- and postoperative opioid use, and facilitates same-day...

Technologies such as automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs), borescopes and specialized drying cabinets help staff at busy GI centers seamlessly perform a steady...

The “important part” of the surgery is over, and the sense of relief in the OR is palpable....

What the public sees are the glamorous professional ribbon-cutting photos from the groundbreaking event or the glowing press releases and news stories about the...

The risk of pressure injuries (PIs) may not be as obvious during outpatient surgeries, but they do exist....

Double-gloving and sharps safety are separate but equally important measures. Unfortunately, both areas can present major problems for leaders....

When Ammar Anbari, MD, exited one of the four operating rooms at Constitution Surgery Center East in Waterford, Conn., on March 10, it marked the end of a...

Welcome to A Day in the Life of an Administrator, our online column, where we sat down with Scott Smallwood, RN, clinical director for Bend (Ore.) Surgery Center....

I love my job. I have always enjoyed educating new ASC leaders and watching them grow professionally....

When I took the job as clinical director of an ASC, I imagined myself as a visionary leader who ensured patients and staff would thrive in a perfectly coordinated dance of...

U.S. News & World Report just released its 2025 Best Ambulatory Surgery Center ratings, the second annual edition of an ASC ratings initiative that is based on risk-adjusted...

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting Program (ASCQR) is complex, even for experienced professionals in ASC...

The complexity of the spine includes many moving parts that can make it challenging to pinpoint a patient’s pain....

Finding your voice as a new nurse in the operating room can be terrifying. It’s challenging to navigate all the different personalities, and it’s not something nursing...

Every time I talk with a surgical leader about their past survey experiences, I’m instantly transported back to the dinner table of my childhood home where my parents, both...

When we approached Santa Cruz (Calif.) Surgery Center CEO/Administrator Lisa Cooper about a video the ASC produced and posted on LinkedIn about postoperative pain...

Cord management is a recurring problem for many nurses when they bring patients into the OR. Sometimes the best solutions for these types of nagging issues come...

One weekend each month, all the rooms at Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Center are treated with liquid and vaporized isopropyl alcohol, a protocol that serves as an...