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While we can’t promise anyone that you’ll ever be “in charge of things” in your work environment, we did think it would be fun to ask perioperative professionals a similar question: If you could wave a magic wand and create the perfect operating room environment, what are some of the things that would be at the top of your wish list?
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Next year, Pat Thornton will celebrate a milestone career achievement: Her 50th year in nursing. Pat’s career started in 1976 when she graduated from Clayton Junior College with her ASN and went to work as an RNFA private surgical nurse.
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It’s probably safe to say that very few if any perioperative professionals have had a career like Johnny Kotcher’s. Johnny’s perioperative journey started when he joined the Army in 1981 and scored well in healthcare and medical on the aptitude test.
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The volume of outpatient procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has risen drastically in recent years. Over the past three decades, the number of outpatient surgeries performed in ASCs has tripled to more than 54 million each year – nearly equaling the number of surgeries performed in traditional hospital settings.
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Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Surgical Solutions is a trusted leader in on-site surgical support services. Surgical Solutions is dedicated to making surgeries safer and more efficient. Since its foundation in 2007, the company has focused on delivering tailored services in procedural support, sterile processing leadership and staff, and endoscopy support.
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You might not have ever thought about the parallels between a perioperative team and a hockey team, but Michael Rempel sees similarities. Michael grew up playing hockey in Brooklyn, N.Y., and when he got his first exposure to the OR while in nursing school, he observed the similarities right away.
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