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Surgical Services: Maximize OR efficiency to improve patient care
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Sponsored by SIS
Is your OR operating at full potential?
Poor scheduling, staffing inefficiencies, misused space—these are just a few of the factors that can prevent your hospital's operating room (OR) from delivering efficient, profitable, and high-quality care. To manage your surgical services successfully, you need proven strategies to help:
- Address and resolve technological shortcomings
- Utilize your physical space
- Identify the best scheduling model
- Foster positive staff relations
- Ensure patient satisfaction
Join HealthLeaders Media and SIS for a live, FREE Webcast on how to improve your OR's efficiency. During this 90-minute program, three expert presenters will share what has worked for their hospitals. You'll gain valuable lessons that will improve your surgical business line.
PROGRAM AGENDA
- Assessing the needs of your OR
- OR utilization
- Scheduling
- Strengths and weaknesses of computerization
- Finding the best scheduling model for your hospital
- Turnover times
- Proper monitoring
- SWAT teams
- Facility changes to improve flow
- Partnerships
- Other support departments
- Surgeons
- Anesthesiologist
- Associates
- Staffing
- Navigating staffing nuances
- Finding (and keeping) skilled perioperative leaders
- Live Q&A
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Shirley Martin, RN, BSN, MSM, is the OR administrative director at Methodist University Hospital (MUH) in Memphis, TN. Martin has worked within the healthcare industry for 35 years. She is recognized for expertise in analytical and creative thinking and known for an ability to affect successful change through excellent team building and effective communication skills using an outcome oriented leadership style that consistently exceeding service and financial expectations. MUH has a 20-bed operating room utilizing 13-14 suites to serve 9500 patients each year. Surgical services are provided for all patient populations except obstetrics and includes a liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant program. Areas of specific focus within MUH’s OR include reduction of turnover time; starting cases “on time;” reducing turnover time; obtaining and retaining 85% utilization of the OR; obtaining and retaining the best people by creating a work environment in which they can do their best work.
Linda McNew Nelson, RN, BSN, MS, CNS, CNAA-BC, has been the director of nursing for MedCentral Health System, (formerly Mansfield General Hospital), Mansfield, OH since June 1983. Her direct areas of responsibility include operating room, post-anesthetic care unit (PACU), department of outpatient surgery, endoscopy, short-term care, birthing suite, maternity, nursery, special care nursery, and perinatal bereavement. Nelson has also been involved with the surgical information system and other clinical information systems for more than 24 years. Her focus is steadfast for safe quality care and outcomes, productivity, revenue enhancement, and system thinking.
Scott Schmidly, FACHE, is vice president and chief operating officer at Medical City Dallas, a 660-bed quaternary hospital, also home to Medical City Children’s Hospital, located in Dallas. Prior to joining Medical City, Schmidly served as the chief operating officer at Medical Center of Arlington, a 330–bed, tertiary care and rehabilitation facility providing a full range of healthcare services. Schmidly began his healthcare administration career with the Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio, and has served in various administrative capacities with the SETON Healthcare Network and St. David’s Healthcare System in Austin, TX before assuming his current position. He has extensive experience in service line development, physician partnerships, and organizational transformations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- CEO
- COO
- CFO
- CMO
- CNO
- OR administrators
- OR directors
PLEASE NOTE:
- To fully benefit from the Webcast experience, you will need a computer equipped with an Internet connection, sound card, and one of the following browsers: Netscape Navigator 4.7 or Internet Explorer version 5 or higher.
- Participation in the program is FREE and allows access to ONE connection for an unlimited number of people to watch and listen.
- Prior to the Webcast, you will receive an e-mail with detailed system requirements, your log-in information, presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all attendees at your location.
