formed for the fore-
seeable future and
therefore no need to
maintain the scopes,
she worked with the
company to renegoti-
ate the contract's
monthly fee.
Few if any outpa-
tient surgery centers
envisioned a de facto
national shutdown
such as this, let alone
planned for it, says Mr.
Poole. "There's a lot of
preparing for contin-
gencies in this industry," he says. "But if any center was ready for this
one, all I can say is, 'Man, they're good.'"
Out of work, but still working
Some surgery centers are furloughing employees, an unfortunate reali-
ty of running a surgical facility with empty ORs. Ms. Hogan hopes her
team will be back performing procedures soon, but acknowledges it
might take several weeks or months before her facility is back to run-
ning at full capacity. In the meantime, she says some members of her
team are having a tough time dealing with the uncertainty of a diffi-
cult situation. Many still want to help wherever and whenever they
can. Driven healthcare professionals don't do well sitting on the side-
lines, especially during a national pandemic. Ms. Hogan says some of
her staff members have offered to volunteer at the local hospital or
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• WORK IN PROGRESS Monticello Community Surgery Center's Clinical Manager
Vicki Brozovich (standing) and Business Office Specialist Dotti Beaton review paper-
work in the typically full PACU for the facility's emergency loan application.
Andy
Poole,
FACHE
