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Archive > October, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 10

This Just In

OR Walls Made of Steel

The Appeal of Steel
Medical Center Opens Stainless Steel ORs
You know something innovative's going on when a surgical facility expands and the OR walls get all the attention. At the Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Medical Center, which opened a new 12-OR surgical suite in September, the walls are light blue, powder-coated stainless steel.

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