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08 contents /////// INNOVATION 2016 05 14 FE ATURES MERGER OF LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, PENN MEDICINE SPURS BROADPATIENT BENEFITS 05 Lancaster Genera l Hea lth and Penn Medicine have advanced care in Lancaster County and the surrounding area since LG Hea lth became part of Penn Medicine a little over a year ago. 3-D PRINTING TAKES PEDIATRICCARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY TO THE NEXT LEVEL 07 At Penn State Children's Hospita l, models of the hearts of children who have complex congenita l heart defects provide a tool for enhancing surgica l outcomes. TAKING THE LEAD IN TRANSORAL ROBOTIC SURGERY 08 Penn State Hea lth's acquisition of the Flex Robotic System positions it as a trailblazer in the use of state-of-the-art technolog y for surgica l procedures of the head and neck. UPGRADE TO GAMMA KNIFE ICONBROADENS EXPERIENCED TEAM'S CRANIAL RADIOSURGERY CAPABILITIES 09 Gamma Knife Icon ma kes radiosurgica l options available to patients who in many cases were not previously candidates for those noninvasive procedures. PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS AT PENN STATECHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: BRINGING HOPE TO YOUNG CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES 10 Pediatric cancer patients gain loca l access to the most advanced treatments available through the Pediatric Oncolog y Experimenta l Therapeutics program. PINNACLEHEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE FURTHERS RESEARCH INTO INNOVATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES 14 After participating in a clinica l tria l for the device, PinnacleHea lth was the first hea lth system in the United States to treat a heart attack patient with the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Sca›old. PRIMARY STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS WELLSPAN HEALTH'S COMMITMENT TO ADVANCEDSTROKE CARE 18 Patients from throughout York, Adams, Lancaster and Lebanon counties receive rapid, lifesaving care at WellSpan Hea lth's four Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. DEPARTMENTS PEDIATRICS 11 SPORTS MEDICINE 12 FINANCE 16 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 17 BARIATRICS 20 DIGITAL PERSPECTIVE 22

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