When you consider how many ORs besides yours that many of your surgeons operate in nowadays, it's easy to see why standardizing something as simple as how the surgical site is marked can be a real challenge. Some facilities ask surgeons to mark the site by signing their name, others by marking it with a "yes." Wouldn't it make sense to reduce the opportunity for mistakes by standardizing marking protocols? The hospitals and surgery centers in the St. Cloud, Minn., area came together to make certain that this important safety step is handled the same way every time.