Main Outcome Measures: Number of canceled surgical procedures and physician satisfaction.
Results: In 2000, the number of canceled surgical procedures was reduced by more than half compared with the number of cancellations during 1997. Surgeons, anesthesiologists, and primary care physicians expressed satisfaction with the new perioperative medicine service that led to this reduction.
Conclusion: The newly created perioperative medicine service at KPBF has been highly successful and may serve as a model of perioperative medical management for other KP facilities nationally.