The following article is written by Joyce Thomas, senior vice president, operations, for Regent Surgical Health. Perhaps the title of this column is an oxymoron. The terms ‘efficiency’ and ‘hospital ...

Surgery in UC Hospital operating room, 1924. This photograph from 1924, taken in one of the operating rooms at the University of California Hospital (present day UCSF), is spare and almost austere.

Going green is becoming pertinent in all facets of the world today, hospitals included. Hospital operating rooms are areas that certainly could be more environmentally friendly, says Brian Gantwerker, ...

Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood will expand, adding 150 more patient beds to alleviate emergency department backup, 22 new operating rooms to accommodate high-tech equipment, and additional ...

Community Hospital is expanding its surgical and sterile processing departments, adding two new operating rooms and more than 12,400 square feet to its facility.