Reduce Surgical Labor Cost and Agency Dependence Through Perioperative Operations
Updated: Oct 3
DCCS Surgery Management Improvement Group has reduced agency and overtime expenses resulting in a client's annual savings of $2.2 million.
Operational Drivers of Surgical Labor Cost:
• Chronic staff vacancies
• RNs leaving the profession
• Decrease in qualified applicants
• Harder to fill open positions
• High premium labor use
• Techs leaving the profession
We Support Perioperative Leadership to:
Balance staff to workload volumes
Reduce overtime, agency & idle staff
Maximize scheduling and room utilization
Develop strategies to attract and select candidates
Promote staff-driven engagement and collaboration
Implement tools and enhance staff education
Optimize OR/Pre/Postop/SPD workflows
When leadership continuity is part of the performance issue, DCCS can provide embedded interim surgery leadership to stabilize perioperative operations, support existing teams, and accelerate improvement priorities.
If agency dependence, overtime, vacancies, or workflow constraints are increasing surgical labor cost, contact DCCS to improve the perioperative operating systems behind workforce performance.
