Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced that is has achieved “more than a 13-fold improvement in surgical safety” after implementing a series of interventions based on high reliability principles across its ORs. The hospital said it has been experiencing a serious safety event approximately every 2,977…
A press release from regional bank The Washington Trust Company revealed that it led construction-to-permanent financing for a new $105 million, 79,500-square-foot building in Waltham, Mass., that it calls “the largest orthopedic ambulatory surgery center and medical practice building in Greater Boston.”. The new facility, completed in June, is a…
A new study published in Annals of Surgery concludes that “a profound evidence gap” exists between ASC surgical volume and ASC-focused artificial intelligence (AI) research. The study, led by William M. Zhao, MD, and Gabriel A. Brat, MD, MPH, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and Benjamin J.…
We’re currently on the hunt for volunteers for Periop Leader Week 2026, which will take place Oct. 4 to 7, 2026, at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Here’s one great reason to volunteer: In appreciation of your time and support, you’ll receive a complimentary Conference Pass (a $1,399…
Emory Healthcare announced that one of its neurosurgery teams completed “what is believed to be the world’s first” continuously navigated endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) fusion, “advancing a minimally invasive approach to lower spine surgery.” The team, led by Daniel Refai, MD, professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at…
A new international study published in JMIR Perioperative Medicine calls for more rigorous monitoring of patients for the risk of postoperative complications after orthopedic surgeries, particularly myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS), major bleeding, and sepsis. “Association Between Complications and Death Within 30 Days After Orthopedic Surgery: Vascular Events in…
The first surgery was performed at the new DISC Surgery Center at Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla., last week by Founding Surgeon and Medical Director Jason M. Cuéllar, M.D., Ph.D.—a minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy on an active 82-year-old who had been limited by radiating low back pain caused…
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to mark the imminent opening of Medical Plaza Northwest Greensboro (N.C.), a $163 million, five-story, 134,000-square-foot facility that will begin serving patients in late July. The health systems states that the new medical office building will serve as a…
Periop Leader Network is proud to announce that workplace culture and belonging expert and bestselling author Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky will deliver the opening keynote address at Periop Leader Week 2026, to be held October 4 to 7 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Smiley’s session, titled The future…
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released a new evidence-based guideline to “help perioperative teams evaluate, integrate, and safely use emerging and existing AI technologies in surgical care.” The new AORN Guideline for Integration of Artificial Intelligence provides recommendations for how healthcare organizations and perioperative teams can “evaluate,…
