2024 Nursing Annual Report

Surgical Services

The Surgical Services Division provides comprehensive, high-acuity surgical care to newborns through young adulthood. The division encompasses a continuum of services, including Surgery Scheduling, Anesthesia Pre-Admit Screening Service (APASS), Anesthesia Services, One Day Surgery (Pre/Post-Op), Operating Rooms (OR) with a dedicated Interventional Radiology (IR) Suite, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) with advanced recovery capabilities for general anesthesia imaging procedures, and a Sterile Processing Department. We also have a distinct Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Center at our Children’s South location. Our Surgical Services team is highly specialized in pediatric care, with a multidisciplinary approach to safety, efficiency, family-centered care, and Level I trauma readiness.

Accomplishments: • Shared governance councils implemented in APASS, Anesthesia, ODS, PACU, OR, and Children’s South. • New committees implemented: OR Efficiency Committee (which oversees projects related to block utilization, on-time first-case starts, cancellations and turnover times), Performance Improvement/Regulatory Committee, and Dental Value Analysis Committee.