Back in the day, they used to call OR's "operating theatres." That's because that's literally what they were: theatres. The public could buy tickets to watch autopsies or watch operations. Students would learn through observation.
They don't build them that way anymore. There's not enough room for a conference in modern OR's or med school labs. So when surgeons need to meet to learn about new equipment or techniques, they need a place where a crowd can observe the procedures. Hotels make a weird kind of sense.
I know of no law that prohibits this practice outside of a hospital or medical school. The only applicable laws would be those governing biohazards. As long as those are properly disposed of, I doubt the health department would get involved.
It's still gross.
They don't build them that way anymore. There's not enough room for a conference in modern OR's or med school labs. So when surgeons need to meet to learn about new equipment or techniques, they need a place where a crowd can observe the procedures. Hotels make a weird kind of sense.
I know of no law that prohibits this practice outside of a hospital or medical school. The only applicable laws would be those governing biohazards. As long as those are properly disposed of, I doubt the health department would get involved.
It's still gross.
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