How Baptist Health Jacksonville and OHSU Used Innovative Approaches to Address Staffing Challenges in Operating Rooms, Resulting in 11% Increase in PTU at Baptist and Adding 25 More Cases/Month in Prime Time in Main ORs at OHSU
While simultaneously undergoing fluctuations in surgical case volume due to influxes of inpatient admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic, perioperative departments also experienced critical staffing shortages. These shortages were exacerbated by quarantined staff, leading to depletion of both employees and contractors, which in turn increased costs in efforts to supplement with additional travel staff or investment […]