Novel use of unstaffed operating room personnel - The swing shift CRNA

Operating room (OR) staff member wages are the single greatest cost of delivering surgical care [1]. When opening new operating rooms, it is necessary to maximize surgical case utilization of the OR's to pay for the staff wages. Operating room labor costs for full-time employees are a fixed cost [2]. The OR staff must be available to run the operating room at full utilization. When OR's are not utilized, staff may perform other duties, however they are not being utilized to their full capacity.

Source: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia - July 27, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Thomas E. Schulte, Ellen K. Roberts, Allyson L. Hascall, Steven J. Lisco Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research