RESUMEN
Objective To explore a new approach of operating room (OR) management to ensure quality of care for surgical patients in a general public hospital with wholly-owned campuses. Methods The three-grade manageri-al structure for operating room was established,unified quality management was conducted in three campuses. Uni-fied training system was established to ensure the same level of professional competence among nurses. Highly flex-ible human resources allocation plan was performed for better staff rotation arrangement. Depending on information integration system,operation schedules of surgeons at all campuses were taken into consideration. Through instruments linkage among campuses,cost control was accomplished via scientific performance allocation mechanism. Results There was no statistically significant difference both in nursing quality scores and work satisfaction level of sur-geons for OR nurses among three campuses (P>0.05). The acquisition cost of instruments was reduced by 1.7048 million Yuan. Conclusion The new approach of operating room management guaranteed the quality of nursing care for surgical patients in three campuses,saved labor and financial cost in OR.