The Craziest Secrets You Should Know About Hospitals

Surgeons Multitask Major Operations Like It’s Nothing

Your surgeon may be doing someone else’s surgery at the same time as yours. We’re talking about complex, long, highly skilled operations that are scheduled completely concurrently, so your surgeon is not present for half of yours or more. Many of us have been concerned about this for decades. Ask about it beforehand.

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