Surgery in UC Hospital operating room, 1924. This photograph from 1924, taken in one of the operating rooms at the University of California Hospital (present day UCSF), is spare and almost austere.

The operating room is a space where precision and calmness reign supreme. For years, it was my sanctuary—a domain where my steady hands and unshakable focus were the difference between life and death.

The following data points are benchmarks related to the operating room from our list of “200 Hospital Benchmarks.” The full list of benchmarks and sources is available here. Measures how often ...

Think virtual reality is just for gamers? Think again. Doctors are using it to make surgeries more precise. Pokemon Go, VR headsets, virtual tourism, home designs apps and GPS navigation. All of these ...

As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...

A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals that computer software that helps inform clinicians' decisions about a patient's care can prevent 95% of medication errors in ...

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