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t takes a certain kind of person
to run a surgical center.
Organized, smart, strong and
able to fix a multitude of daily
issues that arise at the drop of a
hat. A new blog, A Scrubs Life,
offers advice on the daily grind of
surgical management with a dash
of humor.
"It's about how we survive the day, hopefully making it a little easier for
others to swallow," says Leslie Mattson, RN, BSHM, the blog's creator and
the director of clinical operations at Nexus Surgical Partners.
The blog is a place where the surgical manage-
ment community can come together to share sto-
ries and get help from other professionals going
through the same day-to-day challenges, say its
writers. Between a PACU nurse that calls out when you're short-staffed,
missing supplies, equipment breakdowns and long days, the life of a surgical
center manager can be stressful. Ms. Mattson hopes that the blog will
become full of tips, hints, news and stories based on their experiences.
With posts ranging from accomplishing to-do lists to getting a grip on OSHA
regulations to keeping up with safety data sheets, A Scrubs Life is written by
Ms. Mattson and Casey McFarland, MHA, the administrator of the Georgia
Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Consultants. "I'm hoping that we're think-
ing of things that they're thinking of, too, and that we can give them informa-
tion that's relatable, so they say 'Hey, I'm not the only one dealing with this,'"
says Ms. Mattson. "Maybe we can make their day a little bit easier."
— Kendal Gapinski
CHECK IT OUT A Scrubs Life is a new blog for surgical facility managers.
Visit the blog
A Scrubs Life at
ascrubslife.com
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