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geons or orthopedic surgeons who suggest what they think their patients need. 3. Quick preparation. Our pre-op area has 4 patient bays and our staff works quickly to get patients ready. Typically we have 2 or 3 nurses in this area. 4. Super-fast turnover. With only one OR, quick and safe turnover is essential. On a normal day, we can do between 5 and 9 procedures per hour, including some that require sedation. But this rate of turnover is only possible if all of our team members work together to get the job done. So each person has a specific assigned duty. For example, our radiology technician cleans the room, helps the patient to the OR table, and secures the safety straps across the patient. Our surgical tech prepares the case and pulls the next patient's record up to prepare for the time out. Our CRNA and one of our 2 patient attendants bring the next patient into the OR suite. The bottom line: Rapid turnover requires extra staffing, but it pays off. We rarely need more than 6 0 O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | M A Y 2 0 1 5 SOIX: The Premiere Benchmarking Company SOIX does procedure-level benchmarking in all major specialties, including pain management, plastic surgery, orthopedics, and more! Toll Free 877.602.0156 www.soix.com DELAYS RETURNS TO SURGERY TRANSFER TO HOSPITAL POST-OP PAIN POST D/C CARE PAIN AT HOME PERCEIVED EXCELLENCE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Complication Delays Returns Transfer Post-Op Post D/C Pain at Perceived to Surgery to Hospital Pain Care Home Excellence Benchmark 2.3% 4.8% 0.8% 1.2% 7.8% 99.4% 62.5% 89.9% Your Center 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 5.5% 100.0% 72.8% 95.2% Procedure-Specific Benchmarking P E R C E N T A G E Try us FREE for 30 days! Go to SOIX.com and sign up for "FREEmium" Benchmarking. 9 99 99 9 99 9

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