When doctors choose which way to perform common heart surgeries, they're typically stuck with that route — largely because of location. Operating rooms where doctors perform minimally invasive ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — The operating room in Brookings has become more advanced thanks to a new surgical robot. The Brookings Health System has added the da Vinci Xi surgical system to their ...

Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., opened a new $3 million hybrid operating room in May, combining the capabilities of a cardiac catheterization lab and the disinfected environment of ...

As surgery on the body’s most vital organs, the brain and heart, has become more daring and more effective, it has also become more complex. Each new mechanical or electronic aid to the surgeon’s ...

Wyoming, Mich.-based UM Health-West and Livonia-Mich.-based Trinity Health partnered to create an open-heart surgery operating room in the Grand Rapids, Mich., area, MLive reported Oct. 13. The ...

Robotics being introduced in an operating room is nothing new. However, the technology has been advancing at a much faster rate over the past eight years. With the advancing technologies available now ...

I’m a surgeon, and I couldn’t be more excited about the potential for communications tools to democratize access to essential knowledge in my profession. Throughout the history of modern surgery, ...

A surgical technologist is a health professional who prepares an operating room (OR) before surgery. They’re a crucial part of a surgical care team, working alongside the surgeon, the surgeon’s ...