On Dec. 7, 2021, more than a dozen surgeons convened a meeting at their hospital, HCA Florida Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida. Their concerns about patient safety at the 290-bed acute care facility ...

1. Use first names in the OR. An important part of OR culture is making sure all the people in the operating room work as a team, Ms. Pugliese says. “Everyone should feel comfortable speaking up,” she ...

As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...

Like a well-oiled machine, hospital operating room protocol could always use a tune-up. ORs rely on several moving parts to conduct surgeries safely and efficiently, and all of the moving parts have ...

As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...