Hospital for Special Surgery 535 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 212.606.1000 www.hss.edu
The Quality Imperative While quality efforts permeate Hospital for Special Surgery’s environment of care, in the operating room a surgical safety checklist forms the foundation of a new quality imperative. Before any incision is made, all members of the surgical team stop what they’re doing while critical questions are asked and answered. In the foldout that follows, we take you into the operating room of Dr. Douglas E. Padgett, Chief of the Division of Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, during a total knee replacement surgery. The key to a successful
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
patient outcome involves attention to the most minute details and a commitment by each member of the team to the process. For more on the Hospital’s quality initiatives and surgical safety checklist, see page 6.
2010-2011 Annual Report
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