Is Your Anesthesia Team Focused on Patient Satisfaction?

In today’s world where there is a customer rating for every product and service, “good” is not good enough. Anything less than a “very good” or “excellent” average is a failing grade.

There is only one question on patient satisfaction surveys about anesthesia, but the anesthesia experience has a much bigger impact on the overall score due to its importance in answering additional questions including:

1. 1. How would you rate your overall experience at the surgery center?
   2. Will you recommend this surgery center to friends and family if they have a need?

Anesthesia excellence used to be judged solely on the ability to put patients to sleep and wake them up, but in today’s consumer healthcare environment, the experience begins in pre-op and extends to post-op pain management and communication.

Anesthesia must have a customer service mentality through the entire process.  It starts with pre-op communication about what to expect and how to prepare. In the OR it means bringing the latest techniques such as nerve blocks that decrease recovery times and lead to better post-operative pain control. After the surgery it means being there when the patient wakes up, thoughtfully answering questions, and putting together a plan to manage pain after the patient goes home.

“In a lot of ways, the pain control is the easiest part of what we do,” says Chris Caldwell, Clinical Director for CarePlus.  “It is what we are trained to do, but we take it a step further and teach our team to also control the stress and anxiety that can accompany a procedure.”

CarePlus Anesthesia Management tracks the patient satisfaction scores of the centers it serves and is proud to share the percentage of patients who rate our providers and our center partners “very good” or “excellent”:

1. 1. How would you rate your overall experience from an anesthesia perspective? 98%
   2. How would you rate your overall experience at the surgery center? 97%
   3. Will you recommend this surgery center to friends and family if they have a need? 99%

Ready to learn more about opportunities to improve patient satisfaction at your facility, click here to connect with a member of our team.