We hope everyone who attended Periop Leader Week 2026 in Savannah, Ga., this month was a winner—learning about new ideas and strategies, making valuable new professional connections, visiting that one exhibitor booth that had exactly what you needed back home. For certain perioperative leaders in attendance, the winning also included…
For more than three decades, Randy Heiser, MA, BA, president of Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, has focused exclusively on advising hospitals and health systems that are looking to improve surgical performance, maximize resource use, and deliver better patient care. As the Closing Keynote speaker at Periop Leader Week 2026, he focused…
How can strong partnerships between educators and nurses strengthen professional development? Plenty, says Consulting Nurse Educator Carmen Sincerbeaux, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC. During their session at Periop Leader Week 2026, “Don’t go it alone: How and why you should partner with your NPD/Educator to solve problems and develop staff,”…
It’s no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) was one of the most discussed topics at Periop Leader Week 2026. Hard-hitting discussions ranged the gamut from how the technology can help providers be more present with patients to how AI-driven solutions can positively impact OR management—all while reiterating the critical role…
Acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, N.Y., has launched a phased opening of nine new OR suites on the second floor of its four-story Feil Family Pavilion to expand access to advanced procedures at its campus. Five new ORs are now operational, with four more slated…
Cedars-Sinai this month launched its Center for Autonomous Robotic Surgery, “a new initiative bringing surgeons and engineers together to develop the next generation of surgical robots capable of performing certain surgical tasks autonomously while working alongside surgeons in the operating room.” The center is co-directed by Andrew J. Hung, MD,…
Research presented by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) at this month’s North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting showed that patients who underwent robotic-assisted minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery required “significantly less opioid medication during their hospital stay, without increased complications or longer hospital stays, compared with patients treated using…
If you’ve been receiving our ASC Leader newsletter over the last year, you know we’ve been landing in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday with breaking news items from around the ambulatory surgery industry. Starting today, we’ve reduced the frequency to once a week: every Wednesday afternoon. The reason for…
If you’ve been receiving our Periop Pulse newsletter over the last year, you know we’ve been landing in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning with breaking news items from around the industry. Starting now, we’ve reduced the frequency to once a week: every Tuesday morning. The reason for…
Michigan Medicine announced today that The University of Michigan Board of Regents has authorized the Nathan and Catherine Forbes Sports Medicine Institute project. Scheduled for completion in fall 2028, the three-level, 100,000-square-foot facility in Ann Arbor, Mich., will serve as the hub of University of Michigan Health’s statewide sports medicine…
