Operating theatre management and coordination

The Operating Room Management (ORM) acts as an interface, coordinating staff and services inside and outside the operating rooms. Its focus is to provide high quality clinical services and patient safety throughout the patient pathway.

This daily task is performed by the operating room (OR) coordinator, an assigned senior attending from the Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. The OR coordinator ensures seamless communication between all professionals and areas of care along the operative pathway.

The OR management is overseen by the deputy director of the department, Dr. med. Hommel, who reports directly to the Medical Director of the German Heart Center Berlin. The Deputy OR manager and Chief of Services is Ms. Sabine Krukenkamp.