OR Turnaround Boosts Hospital Profit $3M
OR Turnaround Boosts Hospital Profit $3M
2 Pages1 www. surgicaldirections.com OR Turnaround Boosts Hospital Profit $3M Memorial Regional Hospital is a 553-bed acute care medical center in Hollywood, Florida. Surgical Directions began a partnership with Memorial Regional to assess the challenges of the OR. The peer-to-peer team of Surgical Directions helped executive and surgery department leaders implement a series of key interventions: Physician governance. The hospital began by creating a Surgical Services Executive Committee (SSEC) to run the OR. Led by experienced surgeons and anesthesiologists, the SSEC gave physicians “ownership” of the OR and accountability for efficiency and performance. Effective block time system. The SSEC strengthened block time rules and reallocated blocks based on surgeon utilization. The committe
