Scrubs to startups: Nurse executive’s career reimagined through perioperative consulting
What happens when a veteran perioperative leader walks away from the 24/7 responsibility of hospital operations, but not from the work she loves? For Stephanie Davis, MSHA, RN, CNOR, CSSM, former vice president of surgical services at HCA Healthcare, it meant reshaping her role from full-time healthcare executive to expert…
OR leaders must sharpen questions, partnerships as AI reshapes perioperative care
Editor's Note Artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace perioperative leaders, but it will demand sharper decision-making, closer collaboration, and thoughtful staff engagement, OR Manager coverage reports. AI is poised to transform perioperative practice, yet its value depends on how leaders choose, evaluate, and integrate these technologies. Key insights the article…
Standardized pathways cut costs, hospital days in pediatric surgery without raising complication rates
Editor's Note Standardized perioperative protocols can reduce hospital stays and costs for children undergoing surgery without affecting complication rates, JAMA Surgery August 20 reports. As detailed in this original investigation, the researchers evaluated the Minimizing Variance in Pediatric Surgery (MViPS) program, a fellow-led initiative launched in 2013 across two academic…
Understanding nurse responsibilities in managing postoperative agitation, delirium
Editor's Note A recent article in AORN Journal underscores the need for vigilance and thorough documentation to manage postoperative mental status changes and prevent harm to both patients and staff. As detailed in the article, cognitive disturbances such as delirium and agitation can complicate recovery after surgery. Delirium is characterized…
Key tactics for OR emergency readiness: Supply audits, team drills
Editor’s Note: This page is a companion piece to the main article, Emergency preparedness: Identifying essential supplies for unplanned surgical events. While the main article outlines the principles of emergency readiness and supply preparation in the OR, the posts below offer a closer look at two key implementation areas: Supply…
Emergency preparedness: Identifying essential supplies for unplanned surgical events
While most emergency surgical procedures are carried out uneventfully and safely, the OR is also a place where potentially life-threatening and least-expected instances can arise. Emergencies such as malignant hyperthermia, intraoperative cardiac arrest, and anaphylaxis can catch OR leaders and staff off guard. Perioperative teams need proper and adequate preparation…
Anesthesia costs squeeze ASCs as staffing shortages, reimbursement gaps widen
Editor's Note Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continue to face a mounting anesthesia crisis: costs are rising, staffing is tightening, and reimbursement is failing to keep pace. Anesthesia payments have dropped 8.2% over the past decade, while provider salaries have risen by as much as 40%, creating a growing financial burden…
Proper planning prevents OR construction, renovation cost creep
How would you describe the ideal OR? Whatever the answer, the chance to reimagine and reshape the perioperative suite can be among the most exciting projects of a perioperative leader’s career. However, OR construction and renovation also can be among the most daunting projects of a perioperative leader’s career. Just…
Keynote preview video: Healthcare's "Blockbuster moment" with Dr Dan Weberg
Editor's Note The nursing profession has an unprecedented opportunity to redesign systems, influence policy, and elevate care—but only if we can shift from traditional models to a future-focused mindset. That's the message of this exclusive preview of the 2025 OR Manager Conference opening keynote with Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN,…
Scrubs to startups: Viral neurosurgeon is breaking barriers, fixing spines, advocating for safer ORs
When Betsy Grunch, MD, FAANS, FACS, FCNS, board-certified neurosurgeon known on TikTok and Instagram as @Ladyspinedoc, watched a viral video of a surgeon berating an OR nurse during a livestreamed procedure, she was incredibly bothered by the shameful display. She took to her popular platform and spoke out against that…
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