Moving endoscopies out of the surgical suites

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You are a Special Projects Project Manager reporting to the VP of Nursing for a large, pediatric, urban hospital. There is a long surgical wait list at your hospital. The VP has an idea to free up much needed OR space by moving endoscopies out of the surgical suites. Currently, endoscopies are being done in 2 areas of the hospital, i) In the OR's at a volume of roughly 8-10 cases/day across 3 OR suites, ii) in a separate endoscopy suite located on a portion of an inpatient unit where there is 1 procedure room and a recovery room adjacent to it. The recovery room has a small nursing station and 3 stretcher bays, each with headwalls. The volumes of endoscopies performed in this satellite unit is 3-4/day. The VP suggests that the recovery room can be converted into a second endoscopy suite, and that the nearby playroom can be converted into a recovery room. The playroom is across from the main nursing desk. The playroom is currently accessible to the inpatients on the unit and their caregivers. The main nursing desk serves 2 purposes: Registration and check-in for endoscopy procedures Central hub for the rest of the inpatient unit.

Reference no: EM133718361

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