title: [Report of a tour of the surgical centers in the United States organized by the Japanese Association for Operative Medicine].
abstract: We, 4 authors, visited 4 surgical centers in the United States last year on a tour sponsored by the Japanese Association for Operative Medicine. The surgical center of each hospital we visited aimed to contribute to the hospital not only in terms of financial strength but also in the creation of a unique hospital brand value by increasing the number of surgeries compared with previous years as much as possible. The role of surgical centers in the United States was comparable with what we consider an ideal center in Japan. We also found that management of the surgical centers by directors who are specialized anesthesiologists is well organized to promote efficiency with respect to organization, utilities and human resources, and realized that these anesthesiologists must know how to manage the team members and the organization of the surgical centers to improve the quality of operative medicine.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Center and Sterile Processing Department, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai 591-8025.
authors.forename: Koh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinomiya
authors.forename: Mutsuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orita
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007564:Japan; D010819:Physician's Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D014481:United States