Case Study: A Pennsylvania Hospital Effective surgery scheduling is a major component of any hospital. Unfortunately, operating room (OR) management can be a logistical nightmare. Rooms have to be secured and housed with the right equipment for specific surgeries. Specialized equipment, if needed, has to be acquired, and allergy- related precautions have to be prepared. Without accurate scheduling, a delayed or mismanaged surgery can result in the net loss of tens of thousands of dollars. If a planned surgery doesn’t take place for some reason, equipment that is pulled out of storage has to be stripped down, re-sterilized, and re-packaged, and a last-minute cancellation or ‘no show’ may result in additional costs for unnecessary staffing. These criteria were particularly applicable to a Pe

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