1. Chicago Mercy Hospital
To: FredMédard
From: Juliette Danner
Date: February13, 2012
Subject: PREOPERATIVEPROCEDURES
At the lastmeetingof the medical team, concernwasraisedaboutthe structure of
preoperative procedures.Inlightof recentnationwide occurrencesinsome cityhospitals,
membersof the teamdecidedtoreview writtenprocedurestodetermine if additional
stepsshouldbe added.A meetingof the surgical teamhasbeensetforTuesday,May 22.
Please tryto arrange surgical schedulessoamajorityof the surgical teamcan attendthis
meeting.
Please reviewthe followingitemstodetermine where eachshouldbe positionedina
preoperative surgical checklist:
 Necessaryoperativeformsare signed—admissionsandconsentforsurgery.
 Bloodtestshave beencompleted.
 Bloodtype isnotedinpatientchart.
 Surgical procedure hasbeentriple-checkedwithpatientandsurgical team.
 All allergiesare noted inpatientchart.
 Anesthesiologisthasreviewedandinitialedpatientchart.
I am confidentthatthe medical teamwill discoverthatthe preoperative checklistisone of
the most thoroughinthe region.Anysuggestionsmade bythe medical teamwill only
enhance a superiorchecklist.
xx:ch02ex05a,Watermark
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