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Woodhull Hospital earns national recognition for surgical safety in Brooklyn

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull received two prestigious AORN awards for preventing surgical errors and maintaining smoke-free operating rooms in Brooklyn.

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March 25, 2026 · 3 min read

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Woodhull Hospital earns national recognition for surgical safety in Brooklyn

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull received two prestigious AORN awards for preventing surgical errors and maintaining smoke-free operating rooms in Brooklyn.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Citywide · March 25, 2026Mar 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Woodhull Hospital earns national recognition for surgical safety in Brooklyn

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull received national recognition as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety from the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), earning two prestigious awards for preventing retained surgical items and maintaining smoke-free operating rooms.

The Brooklyn hospital earned both the Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Prevention of Retained Surgical Items (RSI) Award and the Go…

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