Tag: pandemic

Hospital complaints surge as oversight gaps leave patients frustrated

Editor's Note Patient complaints against hospitals have skyrocketed, rising 79% in just 5 years and topping 14,500 in fiscal year 2024, HealthLeaders September 12 reports. The surge reflects not only mounting dissatisfaction with care experiences but also systemic oversight delays that leave concerns unaddressed, fueling mistrust in hospitals. The Centers…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 17, 2025
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Getting ready for OR Manager Conference 2025: Neha Amin on reclaiming balance, joy, purpose

Editor’s Note: This page is a companion piece to the main article, Surgeon-turned-coach on reclaiming joy, purpose in healthcare: Countdown to the 2025 OR Manager Conference.   Neha Amin, DO, FACS, NBC-HWC, will be attending this year’s OR Manager Conference for the first time. OR Manager talked to her about her…

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By: Carina Stanton
September 16, 2025
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Surgeon-turned-coach on reclaiming joy, purpose in healthcare: Countdown to the 2025 OR Manager Conference

Burnout continues to threaten the perioperative workforce, pushing many leaders out of clinical practice altogether. Neha Amin, DO, FACS, NBC-HWC, a double-board certified surgeon specializing in burns, knows the toll burnout can take on healthcare professionals, having faced it personally. After navigating her own burnout experience, she founded a coaching…

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By: Carina Stanton
September 16, 2025
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Surgical patients see better outcomes but face longer hospital stays, AHA and Vizient report finds

Editor's Note Hospitalized surgical patients in 2024 were nearly 20% more likely to survive than expected compared to 2019, according to an August 5 analysis from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Vizient. The report credits safety improvements such as reductions in infections, falls, and major complications, even as surgical…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 16, 2025
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Nurses top Gallup’s most trusted professions list as other healthcare roles decline

Editor's Note Gallup’s 2024 poll of the most trusted professions reaffirms nurses as the most trusted group, with 75% of Americans rating their honesty and ethics as “high” or “very high,” the organization announced January 13. According to the article, nurses have held the top spot nearly every year since…

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By: Matt Danford
January 14, 2025
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US obesity rates decline for first time in a decade

Editor's Note An analysis of trends in body mass index (BMI) and obesity among US adults from 2013 to 2023 reveals a slight but significant decline in obesity prevalence in 2023, marking the first decrease after years of steady increases. The findings are detailed in a December 13 JAMA Health…

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By: Matt Danford
December 16, 2024
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House report criticizes COVID-19 pandemic response, calls for reform

Editor's Note A Republican-led House subcommittee investigating the COVID-19 pandemic released a 520-page final report summarizing its two-year inquiry, outlining recommendations for future pandemic preparedness and critiquing both US and global responses to the crisis. CNN reported the news December 2. The report concludes that COVID-19 most likely emerged from…

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By: Matt Danford
December 3, 2024
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Study: COVID-19's impact on oncological surgery offers lessons for future crises

Editor's Note A scoping review of 15 studies reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted oncological abdominal surgery (OAS), leading to postponed or canceled procedures, adoption of alternative treatment plans, and increased psychological stress among surgical teams. Published November 5 in the American Journal of Surgery, the findings emphasize the…

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By: Matt Danford
November 22, 2024
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Study links pandemic stress to persistent increases in nursing-sensitive quality indicators

Editor's Note A study analyzing data from the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) revealed that nursing-sensitive quality indicators (NSIs) worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain elevated years after the onset of the pandemic, reflecting ongoing challenges in nursing practice. Published in the journal Nursing Research, the findings…

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By: Matt Danford
November 22, 2024
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Staffing solutions depend on collaborative, innovative culture

There is no shortage of advice, opinions, and proposed solutions when it comes to staff shortages, but the issue continues to plague healthcare systems nonetheless. For a couple of years now, speakers at the OR Business Management Conference and OR Manager Conference have been asking attendees, “Who still struggles to…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
August 28, 2024
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