Five rooms cranking, an open fracture downstairs and an emergency bleed on the way. It's a surgical perfect storm, and a common occurrence for me. My job as the resource specialty coordinator at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va., is to organize the mass chaos I experience in the hospital's 10 ORs during my 12-hour shift. I oversee the schedule and communicate with surgeons, PACU and anesthesia to ensure an even flow of elective and inpatient cases through our department. Here's what my day looks like.