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To Our Readers
In this year's Manager's Guide to Surgical Construction, you'll read about state-of-the-art
facilities built for some of same-day surgery's hottest specialties. You'll also hear from
surgical professionals turned project managers about the big ideas and little details that enhance the look, feel and function of
their new designs. We hope the following pages inspire you to prepare for surgery's minimally invasive, patient-focused future as
you break ground on a new facility or reimagine your existing space
Cover design by Ethan Anderson | Photo by Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, CNOR | Cover model: Jenniffer Stuart, CST
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4 On Point
Modernize to Thrive
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
9 Dare to Dream Big
Tap into your imagination
and creativity to design the ideal facility.
Andrew Caputo, MD
18 A Facility Fit for Orthopedics
We're set to open a surgery center built to meet
the growing demand for outpatient spine and
same-day total joints.
Michael E. Joyce, MD
27 Building the Perfect Eye Center
A top-down look at constructing a new
ophthalmology facility from the ground up.
Robert B. Nelson, PA-C
34 Bring Your GI Suite Up to
Speed Without Breaking the Bank
Pay-per-use financing helped
us fund our facility-wide makeover.
Jimmy Henderson
39 Are You Set Up for Spine?
Outfit your ORs for one of
outpatient surgery's hottest specialties.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
45 All About ENT
Our single-specialty surgery center serves as a
model of efficient design and cutting-edge care.
Brandi Cunningham, RN, BSN, BA, MHA, MBA
52 Make Your ORs Infection Proof
There are plenty of ways to build bacteria-free
zones when you're working with a clean slate.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
59 7 Keys to Smart Sterile Processing Design
Bright and spacious areas are
becoming centerpieces of instrument care.
Jim Burger | Contributing Editor
67 Cancer Scare Continues to
Inspire Patient-Friendly Designs
Q&A with Deborah Wingler, PhD, MSD-HHE, EDAC,
patient advocate and creator of healing
healthcare spaces.
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