Bright lights, gleaming surgical tools, and a patient ready on the operating table. All seems to be in order, but then an alarm sounds and all eyes immediately look to you—what happens next is in your ...

If you've ever wondered about what goes on in the operating room — whether you've been a patient or not — then your curiosity is about to be satiated. Shannon Fagan / Getty Images Recently, I spoke ...

Precision, competence, and focus have always been needed in surgery. Physical exertion and antiquated apparatus can constrain surgeons’ skills, notwithstanding the diligent efforts of healthcare ...

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 ...

The following data points are benchmarks related to the operating room from our list of “200 Hospital Benchmarks.” The full list of benchmarks and sources is available here. Measures how often ...

The Board of Visitors Operation Room Simulation Lab, the fifth room in the Nursing Competencies Suite, trains students specializing in surgical or anesthesia pathways in the skills they need to be ...