title: Construction of an integrated surgical suite in a military treatment facility.
abstract: The OR has long existed as a highly specialized and distinct entity within a hospital. Recent technological advances have allowed the OR to be seamlessly integrated with the larger hospital and, in a virtual sense, with the world. The modern, integrated OR can enhance patients' surgical experiences, improve surgeons' control of OR technology, and increase OR efficiency by reducing surgical times. The Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, is one of the first military health care systems in the southwest to build a fully integrated, voice-controlled OR. The renovation project transformed 12 ORs into fully integrated surgical suites.
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Anibal L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Acevedo
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002140:California; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D009326:Naval Medicine; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018511:Systems Integration