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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	2009

Oh, the Lessons I've Learned

Nancy Burden

I'm currently involved in my fourth surgery center construction project, so you'd think the process would be mistake-free, absent of the missteps experienced by first-time builders. If only that were the case. No matter how many ORs you frame or sterile corridors you map, don't expect to cut the opening day ribbon without a few woulda-shoulda-coulda moments. The key is to minimize those forehead-slapping regrets. Here's how.

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