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34 COVER STORY
2018 OR Excellence Awards
There's a little piece of you
in each of this year's winners.
37 Patient Safety
Priority One: Protecting Patients
Houston Physicians' Hospital
is committed to optimizing patient safety.
47 Pain Control
Cruising Down the ERAS Pathway
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
likes the way the Enhanced Recovery After
Surgery program handles its patients' pain.
53 Patient Satisfaction
Up Close and Unscripted
Staff at Bayfront Health Spring Hill
encouraged to be themselves with patients.
61 Financial Management
The Perioperative Olympics
In one quarter, 52 staff-generated, gold-medal,
money-saving ideas have resulted in $121,000
in savings.
66 Employee Safety
An Exhaustive 3-year Quest for 12 Smoke-Free ORs
Northwest Hospital is the first hospital
in Maryland to be completely smoke-free.
76 Infection Prevention
Zero Infections and Counting
Small improvements made a big difference in this
hospital's quest to eliminate surgical site infections.
85 Environmental Stewardship
Blue Is the New Green
The team at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center
has found many innovative uses for blue wrap —
both in and out of the OR.
90 A Closer Look at
Image Enhancement Technology
Help your surgeons see the sharper clarity,
contrast and detail they've been missing.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
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