FOR THE PATIENT

- Reduced anxiety
- Reduced need for anesthetics
- A positive surgical experience

FOR THE SURGERY

- Lessened liability

- Improved competitive advantage

- Better chance to attract top surgeons, nurses and surgical support staff

As the system grows in complexity, the need to simplify increases proportionally.

Safety by Design builds automatic excellence into the infrastructure of the operating room so that surgical staff are freed to concentrate on the problem at hand. Safety by design is utilized in the aerospace and airline industries intensively, as well in the automotive and industrial design fields. ASPIRE believes that it is time for the healthcare industry to be allowed to emulate these principles as well, for the benefit and well-being of both patients and staff.

If a risk is not there, it cannot occur.

The concept of Safety by Design employs a logical approach to avoid problems that beset the modern operating room.

• No wires and hoses on the floor

• No X-ray box in the room

• Nothing hanging from the ceiling

• Circulating nurse doesn’t need to leave the room to search for surgical supplies

• Need to come into the room by outside staff

• If the room can be sterilized then super-bugs can be eliminated

The operating room (by its very nature) can be one of the most stressful environments to work in.

Creating what we call an “Environment of Calm and Confidence” is one of the key goals of the ASPIRE design philosophy.

By combining variable ambient solid-state lighting, improved ergonomics in the central area of surgical focus, and an overall simplification of the environment, ASPIRE has achieved an operating room that exudes a sense of calm and confidence for both the patient and surgical staff.