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Research ArticleQUALITY IMPROVEMENT
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Improving Operating Room Efficiency: Relocating a Surgical Oncology Program Within a Health Care System

James W. Orr, Ann M. Thompson, Dennis Bruens, Jennifer Higgins, Yvonne Rittenhouse, Mark Bloomston and Adam I. Riker
Ochsner Journal September 2022, 22 (3) 230-238; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.22.0030
James W. Orr
1Lee Health Regional Cancer Center, Fort Myers, FL
2GenesisCare USA, Fort Myers, FL
MD, FACS, FACOG
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  • For correspondence: james.orr{at}usa.genesiscare.com
Ann M. Thompson
1Lee Health Regional Cancer Center, Fort Myers, FL
PhD, CTR
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Dennis Bruens
2GenesisCare USA, Fort Myers, FL
MPA, FACHE
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Jennifer Higgins
1Lee Health Regional Cancer Center, Fort Myers, FL
MSN, NEA-BC
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Yvonne Rittenhouse
1Lee Health Regional Cancer Center, Fort Myers, FL
MSN, RN-CNOR
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Mark Bloomston
2GenesisCare USA, Fort Myers, FL
MD, FACS, FSSO
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Adam I. Riker
2GenesisCare USA, Fort Myers, FL
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