DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I underwent breast cancer surgery at my local hospital. Imagine my surprise when I found several staff members who weren’t wearing masks in the operating room. Later I ...

Few areas in a hospital have more critical control needs then those where surgical procedures occur. These areas have exact requirements for temperature, humidity, pressurization, and ventilation. The ...

Former employees of Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City are alleging the hospital, part of the Saint Luke’s Health System, failed to properly clean and repair operating room instruments, used rusty ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Recently, I underwent breast cancer surgery at my local hospital. Imagine my surprise when I found several staff members who weren’t wearing masks in the operating room. Later I ...

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. -- Questions have surfaced about the actions of operating room staff during a fatal surgery in Northwest Florida where the wrong organ was removed. Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky is accused ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea — "It's a win for our patients and our staff!" Three years of dedication to activating the robotic surgical system at the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital, or ...

Tampa General Hospital's surgical teams lacked up-to-date, complete data about what was actually happening inside their operating rooms. Without this timely information, staff needed to make critical ...