how to answer classmates post. Chapter 9(1). How might the hospital level load elective surgeries throughout the year? What departments or functions might need to get involved? Level loading elective surgeries in a hospital involves spreading out the demand for elective surgeries more evenly throughout the year to avoid peaks and valleys in workload. This helps to optimize resource utilization, reduced wait times, and improves overall patient care. In order to achieve this many departments may need to get involved like, the surgical department as surgeons and surgical teams need to coordinate their schedules and be flexible to adjust to new scheduling patterns. While the OR managers are also crucial in allocating OR time and resources effectively to match the level-loaded schedule. Patient scheduling and registration play a critical role in managing patient appointments and ensuring that patients are aware of their scheduled surgery dates and times. (Graban, 2016)