AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 917-941, December 2008

OR Construction Project: From Planning to Execution

  • Dorothea J. Worley, RN

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    • Dorothea J. Worley, RN, is the surgical project director at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, MO.
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  • Sharon E. Hohler, BSN, RN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Sharon E. Hohler, BSN, RN, CNOR, is a CN IV in the OR at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, MO.

ABSTRACT 

OPERATING ROOM RENOVATION PROJECTS require planning and collaboration among physicians, hospital staff members, and vendors.

RENOVATION INVOLVES many details, from how many electrical plugs to install in each OR to integration of the latest technologies.

DETAILS OF A MULTIPHASE OR renovation project undertaken at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO, provide information and tools that any facility planning a renovation can use. AORN J 88 (December 2008) 917–941. © AORN, Inc, 2008.

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PII: S0001-2092(08)00323-2

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.04.019

AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 917-941, December 2008

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