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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive >  Surgical Construction 2002

5 Tips for Staffing Your New ASC

Nothing will build your reputation like a great staff. Here's how to get one.

Bonnie Heck, RN and Joyce Tucker, RN, BSN, MA

Attracting and retaining a high-quality staff is important to every ASC, but perhaps most important to a new surgical facility. In the fast-paced world of ambulatory surgery, patients spend the majority of their time with your nurses and techs, and often, just minutes with the surgeon. Nothing will build your reputation like a great staff'and nothing will sink it so fast as patient care that seems lackluster, rushed or careless.

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