Operations platform

OR Coordination assumes organizational responsibility for OR operations in the East and West OR wings.

It assumes the role of the control unit by taking organizational responsibility for both the elective OR program and the integration of emergency procedures into the daily schedule.

As the link between the various players and professional groups in the OR area, it plays a key role and supports the personnel coordination of the OR technology and surgical storage specialist nursing teams as well as the availability of medical technology.

The OP Planning unit is responsible for drawing up the short and medium-term OP programs and works closely with the OP Coordination unit to implement them.

OR planning is based on the standardized OR registrations of the various clinics and takes into account a variety of different factors such as clinic-specific features.

The specialization of OR technology is an important pillar of university OR operations and indispensable for high-quality care.

For this reason, specialist departments were established at the University Hospital Basel with the aim of reducing the breadth of care and focusing specifically on the depth of specialization.

Operating theatre operations do not consist exclusively of highly complex procedures that require specialization. In addition to this aspect, there are also emergency procedures for which basic care must be ensured.

In order to ensure sufficient flexibility in operating theatre operations, the specialized departments with the largest overlaps are merged organizationally.

This makes it possible to deploy specialist expertise where it is needed. And to provide rapid surgical care for less complex procedures by covering a broad range of general OR expertise.

In addition to reduced organizational and planning costs, this also benefits from faster decision-making processes and harmonization in terms of increased process quality.

The surgical technique is divided into the specialist areas "Abdomino-pelvic & Female", "Thoracic Organs & Vessels", "Head & Spine" and "Musculoskeletal".

Interdisciplinary cooperation takes place in particular in the area of two-cavity procedures, the kidney transplant program, the organ donation process for multi-organ removal and in the context of flap surgery, surgical care in the area of the spine and in polytrauma care.

Abdomino-pelvic & Woman

The Abdominopelvic & Female specialist team is primarily responsible for the surgical care of patients in the assigned clinics. These are the

• Clinic for Visceral Surgery
• Clinic for Urology
• Clinic for Breast Surgery
• Women's Clinic

Thoracic Organs & Vessels

The Thoracic Organs & Vessels specialist team is primarily responsible for the surgical care of patients in the associated clinics. These are the

• Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
• Clinic for Vascular and Transplant Surgery
• Clinic for Thoracic Surgery

Head & Spine

The Head & Spine specialist team is primarily responsible for the surgical care of patients in the associated clinics. These are the

• Clinic for Neurosurgery
• Clinic for Spinal Surgery
• Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic

Musculoskeletal

The Musculoskeletal specialist team is primarily responsible for the surgical care of patients in the associated clinics. These are the

• Clinic for Orthopaedics & Traumatology
• Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery

Ophthalmology

The Ophthalmology specialist team is primarily responsible for the surgical care of patients at the Eye Clinic. They also carry out the tasks of specialist nursing for surgical positioning.

The surgical positioning nursing team is responsible for the professional positioning of patients at both sites and in all specialist areas. The employees also oversee the use of medical equipment.

As part of their responsibilities, they operate a wound care service with the aim of preventing perioperative positioning damage.

The surgical positioning department is organized into two specialist teams that focus on the optimal implementation of positioning and support of medical technology in highly complex university operating theatres.

There is no specialization due to the broad care mandate.

The team in Department 1 is organized in the same way as the OR Technology department, with no further subgroups. The team provides its services for the following clinics:

• Clinic for Visceral Surgery
• Clinic for Urology
• Breast Surgery Clinic
• Women's Clinic
• Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
• Clinic for Vascular and Transplant Surgery
• Clinic for Thoracic Surgery

The team in Department 2 is organized in the same way as the OR Technology department, with no further subgroups. The team provides its services for the following clinics:

• Clinic for Neurosurgery
• Clinic for Spinal Surgery
• Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Ear, nose and throat clinic
• Clinic for Orthopaedics & Traumatology
• Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery

The University Hospital Basel also provides constant training. We are actively involved in promoting young talent and train qualified OR technicians HF. As a surgical technology specialist HF, you will make a significant contribution to the success of the operation by helping to plan and organize the daily surgical procedures in the operating theatre. During the three years of training, you will work in all specialist areas offered at the USB, including all surgical specialties, from basic surgical care to cutting-edge university medicine. Internships also take place in the USB's partner hospitals. A team of ten vocational trainers provides support in the specialist areas. Are you interested in finding out more? Contact us directly.