[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING NATIONAL TIME OUT DAY

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                             HON. CHIP ROY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2025

  Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, wrong-patient, wrong-site, and wrong-procedure 
surgeries are rare, but can be life-altering for patients. Members of 
the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) are committed 
to safe surgery. Since 2004, AORN and the Joint Commission have 
recognized National Time Out Day to bring greater awareness to the safe 
surgery practice of taking a ``time out'' before operative and other 
invasive procedures to prevent wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-
procedure surgery.
  The National Time Out Day initiative supports the Joint Commission's 
Universal Protocol and builds greater awareness among surgical and 
procedural team members about the critical steps that keep patients 
safe. This initiative's goal is to prevent errors by ensuring that all 
members of the surgical team pause before invasive procedures, so they 
can communicate as a group and confirm key information about the 
patient and the procedure.
  I commend perioperative and procedural teams in hospitals across 
Texas' 21st Congressional District for their hard work and dedication 
every day to ensure safe environments for procedural and surgical 
patients. I also applaud their efforts to reduce unnecessary healthcare 
costs.
  Today, I recognize these efforts on behalf of my constituents, 
celebrating June 11, 2025, as National Time Out Day in District 21 and 
across Texas.

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