FORT WAYNE – The Orthopedic Hospital (TOH) has been recognized as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Prevention of RSI by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), representing more than 200,000 surgical nurses across the country. With this award, AORN recognizes the hospital for its commitment to reducing the risk of surgical errors by advancing the education of its surgical team members in the prevention of near misses and the consequences of unintentionally retained surgical items (RSI), according to the release from Luthern Health. TOH is the only hospital in the state of Indiana to receive the Center of Excellence recognition.