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Archive > October, 2004 Vol. V, No. 10

Hospital OR Manager

Edited by Sharyn Davis, RN

Sharyn Davis, RN

Working on the Weekend
Hospital Explores Saturday, Sunday Surgeries to Improve Case Capacity
As opposed to the no-nights and no-weekends mentality of ASC staffs, hospital workers have always differed in their willingness to work off-peak hours. That willingness may soon be tested at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pa., where administrators are looking into expanding their elective surgery schedule to include weekends.

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