FLYING WITH DOCTORS: Experiences with the application of 6 techniques from aviation industry in the Rotterdam Eye Hospital
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We therefore focused on the practical use of aviation principals in a specific hospital, the Rotterdam Eye Hospital (REH), the Netherlands. This hospital, founded in 1874, is the only eye hospital in the country and is providing secondary eye care for the region and tertiary eye care for the whole country. It is a major referral centre. On yearly basis 145.000 patients visit the outpatient department and 13.500 are treated in the 6 theatres.
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