Just like the renegade surgeons who started the movement, we were
bold, brash and a little belligerent, published by a privately-held company
outside of Philadelphia many were surprised to learn only had a 15-person
staff.
Still, AORN was the undisputed king of the hill, the biggest cat in the jungle,
the 68-year-old association that defines the practice of perioperative nursing
with its evidence-based guidelines and its colossal conference that for thou-
sands of OR nurses is a sacred pilgrimage they must make every year.
But last month, we received an honor we never saw coming. AORN invited
us to join the family. Of course we said "yes." We are honored and thrilled to
have AORN's resources, reputation and vision behind us, and delighted by the
opportunity to continue to serve the surgery community for decades to come.
So now our 15 employees join AORN's 140 to form a powerhouse with
unmatched reach and influence. But unless you look closely at next issue's
masthead, you likely won't notice that AORN has taken us in. Besides the
bookkeeping and the new benefits, we'll hardly notice either.
Taking the hospital-ASC analogy one step further: Just as a hospital wants
the ASC it acquired to keep doing what it's been doing, AORN wants us to
carry on with our mission to provide surgical facility leaders with relevant,
practical, how-to content that reads like a couple of colleagues having a con-
versation over coffee about how they might improve their turnover times.
And that is just what we plan to do.
Our currency is the community we've created. It's our deep connection
with our 27,000 readers and our trusted relationships with our advertis-
ers. AORN's acquisition is a testament to how valuable you are and to
how incredibly popular ambulatory surgery is.
It's not going anywhere.
And neither are we.
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