St. Francis Hospital Introduces New High-Tech Hybrid Cardiac OR
Versatile, State-of-the-Art Operating Room Helps Streamline Patient Care
Roslyn, New York – Rosann Manzitto has heard of hybrid cars, but never hybrid ORs – until becoming a patient at St. Francis Hospital. The 57-year-old dental hygienist was able to conserve the energy of being shuttled from room to room to undergo two separate cardiac procedures. Thanks to a new high tech operating room, she was able to have both procedures performed in tandem in the same OR.
“I felt as though I had double protection, with one physician on each side,” said Rosann, who underwent minimally invasive surgery to repair her heart’s mitral valve, and at the same time received a stent to open up a blocked coronary artery. In the past, these procedures would take place in different rooms at different times with separate medical teams. “It saved time and anesthesia,” said Rosann, “and as a patient, I was up for that.”
The state-of-the art room enables surgeons and interventional cardiologists to work side by side to provide the most advanced cardiac care. It is a vital part of the Hospital’s new cardiac OR suite, which includes six new operating rooms equipped with the latest technological tools and a new post-anesthesia care unit.
“This new hybrid OR is a significant step forward for our cardiothoracic and vascular surgery program,” says Newell Robinson, M.D., Chairman. “We now have the most accurate imaging of the heart that advanced technology can provide during surgery, as well as the most flexibility in performing procedures. And ultimately this means better outcomes for our patients.”
The hybrid operating room is designed for the most complex open heart surgeries and minimally invasive procedures. It employs a multi-axis, robotic, high resolution, 3-D CT imaging system that syncs with x-ray mapping technology to provide dynamic images of a patient’s heart and vascular system in real time. The system, called Zeego by Siemens, offers remarkable freedom of movement for surgeons and sharp 3-D images with pinpoint accuracy of fine details.
“This is the kind of innovation that people expect from St. Francis Hospital,” says Richard Shlofmitz, M.D. Chairman of Cardiology. “The most advanced technology and treatments in the most skilled and caring hands.”
Contact:
Paul Barry, 516-705-6657, paul.barry@chsli.org
Rosemary Gomez, 516-705-6656, rosemary.gomez@chsli.org
