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I worked in home care with several trached patients, when they would go to our community hospital we would have to bring our own supplies from home because the hospital didn't have the supplies he needed. This hospital also didn't have a hoyer to be able to lift him in and out of the bed as he needed to be. It was very frustrating for us as primary care givers and for him as the patient!

St. Agnes 24 something.

I am looking for information on our local operating rooms. I would appreciate any information you all can give me for an evidence based research project we are performing. How many of your hospital OR's have a process in place currently for dealing with a death in the OR? How many of you know what to do when a sudden death occurs? Would you know who to call? How many deaths does your OR see per year? Are you a trauma center or a community hospital? Do you know where to find resources to deal with this natural process? Thank you in advance for your input!