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that someone else took the trash out, wiped down the bed or changed
the breathing circuit. Fewer people with more defined roles is the better way to go."
This is not to say that Ms. Piotrowski won't plug in staff to lend a
hand on the turnover team. When you host 19,000 cases a year, as
Northwest Michigan does in its 6 main ORs, 3 GI suites and 1 minor
procedure room, there are plenty of opportunities for team members to
pitch in. If the radiology tech isn't taking X-rays, she's expected to help
the OR aides ready the room. There's also the case mix to consider. The
staff at Northwest Michigan huddles at the start of each day to identify
the potential bottlenecks in the schedule. "We identify those rooms that
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and labor-intensive
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