Mission/Purpose
- To develop and nurture a professional environment of respect, growth and collaboration in an effort to provide innovative, evidence-based, quality perioperative care.
Recent Accomplishments
- The UPC has been leading an efficient recycling program and diverting waste since 2016.
- The UPC has submitted 6 posters to represent UCLA Health at global surgical nursing conference (AORN) in March 2018.
Current Initiatives/Areas of Focus
- Recycling of paper, sterilization materials and single use surgical equipment.
- Implementation of Compliments and Concerns (CnC) boxes in Main OR and SPD to improve communication.
- Reduction in turnover time between scheduled cases.
