August 25, 2025
Health systems embrace partnerships, new training pathways to address surgical technologist shortage
Roughly 41,000 surgical procedures happen in the US every day. Each one depends on surgical technologists (STs), the professionals who prepare the OR, hand off instruments, and ensure a sterile environment to prevent infections that affect up to 3% of all patients. The profession’s importance is reflected in AORN’s recommended staffing model for ORs, which calls for 33% of intraoperative staff to be STs. Now, a growing shortage is threatening that essential role.
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