# Operation Collaboration: Clinical Coordinators - The Glue That Holds It All Together

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Podcast: [First Case Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-case-podcast-1366287)
Published: 2026-02-23T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

As we wrap Season 18 of First Case , we turn the spotlight to the role that keeps everything moving behind the scenes: the Clinical Coordinator. In our final episode, Rod McArdle of Boston Children's Hospital shares how clinical coordinators balance scheduling, staffing, equipment, and real-time problem solving to keep surgical care running safely and efficiently. From anticipating equipment conflicts to coordinating with SPD, surgeons, and frontline teams, they are coordinating the moving pieces, communicating across teams, and thinking five steps ahead so the rest of us can focus on the patient in front of us. This episode brings our entire season full circle, highlighting the teamwork required across departments to make surgery happen every day. #operatingroom #ornurse #nurse #scrubtech #surgery #clinicalcoordinator

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