The Perioperative Flow Facilitator’s Impact on Capacity Management

Facing continuously high hospital census, capacity management became the focus for maintaining surgical operations. The population served by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the surgical area includes Cases with complex medical histories and many co-morbidities. Given these complex considerations, the Perioperative Flow Facilitator (PFF) role was developed to positively influence coordination of care in the surgical department at the CHOP.