Every surgeon needs a properly equipped operating room to perform surgery with precision and effectiveness. One of the most important equipment in an operating room, other than surgical tools, is the ...

The operating room is no stranger to technological advances: Where once ether was used as an anesthetic, now robots commonly help with surgeries. However, some things have been slow to change.

Hospitals are bringing together surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses with architects, engineers and administrative staff to rethink the modern operating room. By Ellen Rosen See more of our coverage ...