Operating Room

An Operating Room (or theatre) is where surgeons perform surgery. Many types of surgery can take place there and sometimes more than one surgery takes place at the same time. Before entering an O.R., you must first wash your hands in the scrub room.

Surgeons and scrub nurses are the main people in the O.R.'s but other doctors are also present such as anaesthesiologist's and other people like perfusionist's.

Gallery
Some operating rooms (but not all) have galleries where other doctors can look at the surgery without being in the way. No non-medical personnel can be there.

Notes and Trivia

 * James Pickens, Jr. conducted a tour of Seattle Grace Hospital during Season 2.
 * O.R. 2 was added to the set in Season 2.
 * Doctors must scrub for four minutes to be sterile.
 * All of the equipment in O.R. 1 is authentic.
 * The crew bought an actual MRI machine. MRI machines typically cost between 1 and 2 million dollars.
 * Unless unexpected emergencies, surgeries are first written on the O.R. board under the headings: Order (time),Duration. Patient, Procedure and Anaesthesiologist.