Health care
BY CHLOE YOUNG
St. David’s Georgetown Hospital opened its largest and most technologically advanced operating room in November. The new fth operating room will allow the hospital to provide more minimally invasive, robotic surgeries to a greater number of Georgetown residents, St. David’s CEO Kyle Landry said in an interview with Community Impact. The hospital has expanded its surgical capacity to meet a growing demand for care in Georgetown, he said. As the hospital’s largest operating room, the 650-square-foot surgical suite allows surgeons to access a range of robotic surgical platforms in an e cient operating space, Landry said. The $4.6 million operating room includes the St. David’s opens operating room
The impact
“We want to make sure we continue to provide that care close to home. Our ability to open up a fth [operating room] allows for quicker and easier access
Before opening a fth operating room, St. David’s Georgetown was at surgical capacity, which resulted in some patients having di culties scheduling surgeries, Landry said. The hospital has seen more patients needing surgeries as the Georgetown community grows, he said. New physicians can now book operating time at the hospital to help treat additional patients. Patients who are admitted to the hospital may undergo surgery more quickly and not have to travel outside of Georgetown to receive care, Landry said. While some surgeries would have previously required patients to stay at the hospital for one or two nights, robotic procedures have enabled some patients to return home the same day they undergo surgery, he said.
to surgical services in our community.” KYLE LANDRY, CEO OF ST. DAVID’S GEORGETOWN
Mako orthopedic robot used for knee and total hip replacements as well as DaVinci robots that assist general surgeries, urology procedures related to kidneys and prostates, and OBGYN procedures, such as hysterectomies. The fth operating room will focus on general surgeries, such as hernia repairs, gallbladder and appendicitis procedures, and breast cancer services, Landry said.
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