Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Keep straws secure from floating up and falling out of the spout using the pop top. An Idea that Works from North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove.

Encourage your staff's best behavior with a prime parking spot to show your appreciation. An Idea that Works from Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital.

Have you automated these 5 areas yet? These folks only wish they'd done it sooner.

Most readers we surveyed tout accreditation benefits, with a few caveats. How do you really feel about accreditation?

Recycle blue wrap to line storage shelves. An Idea that Works from Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

8 questions on the rules that protect your staff. Get the point of sharps safety.

Quickly notify your turnover team that a room is ready for them by using a beeper. An Idea that Works from Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center.

Avoid the Ambu bag with this quick fix for dropped Oxygen saturation. An Idea that Works from Atlanta, Ga.

Keep electrodes from drying out by keeping opened packages of electrodes in one of those plastic containers with snap-on lids. An Idea that Works from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.

Many of today's hernia meshes have a lower risk of adhesion and infection than their heavyweight, unwieldy predecessors. Prevent infection after hernia surgery.