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MAIN PREOPERATIVE/POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT PRE-ADMISSION TESTING

The Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) clinic performs labs, EKGs and COVID-19 testing for patients who are not going elsewhere for their testing.

The clinic was open for preoperative testing, but with the pandemic came the need to perform COVID testing on anyone who was scheduled to have a procedure at Henry Mayo – inpatient or outpatient. The policy for COVID testing changed in September/October 2022. Today, it is only required for patients scheduled to be admitted after surgery, labor and delivery, Cardiac Cath Lab and some radiology patients.

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COVID-19 Testing by the numbers:

• 2020: 3,366

The Pre-Op/Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nursing is a highly qualified discipline area that requires years of working experience and additional certifications. Pre-op nurses provide care for patients before and during surgery while PACU nurses care for patients after surgery and as they recover from the effects of anesthesia.

Many team members come from a critical care background and all have strong decision-making abilities with excellent communication skills.

The clinic also creates charts for all surgical cases for OPSC and the main hospital, performing the preadmission screening assessment, reviewing all orders and testing, contacting physicians and anesthesia for abnormalities to create a seamless perioperative process focused on patient safety and satisfaction.

• 2021: 6,159

• 2022: 4,117 as well as 904 blood draws and 300 EKGs

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