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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +HOSPITAL ROUNDS U +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ What���s New at Area Hospitals Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) and the environment of care. Processes are gallbladder through an incision in her belly has implemented the NWH Life Wings also in place to ensure patients are part of button. It was the Hudson Valley���s first Safety System in its operating rooms the education and communication chain. such single-site surgery performed on a (ORs). Based on the commercial avia- Systems are standardized across all of the robotic platform. Benefits include virtually scarless tion industry, the NWH Life Wings Safety surgical specialties and within the ORs to System focuses on teamwork and com- ensure the process works effectively. A results, minimal pain, low blood loss, fast munication. The program���s goal is to set significant part of the program���s imple- recovery and a short hospital stay. The a new standard for perioperative patient mentation will include ongoing monitoring surgery can be performed in about an safety. All NWH surgeons and more than and outcomes measurement. hour with a typical hospital stay of less 170 staff members completed workshops to learn the Life Wings approach to estab- Please visit www.nwhc.net to learn more about Northern Westchester Hospital. lishing and implementing patient safety than 24 hours. Saint Francis Hospital has been offering the latest in robotic surgery standards. All staff is empowered to have A surgical team at Saint Francis Hospital since July when it received a da Vinci Si a voice in ensuring the safety of patients in Poughkeepsie has removed a patient���s Surgical System with Skills Simulation. ���Our health care team is absolutely committed to giving patients the best possible outcomes,��� says Bob Savage, President and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital. ���The Center for Robotic Surgery gives us even more opportunity to continue delivering excellent patient care.��� Recently, another surgical team at Saint Francis performed the region���s first robotic lobectomy. I A DV E R T I S E R S ��� I N D E X Bon Secours Charity Health System ........ Inside Front Cover HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley ......................Back Cover Helen Hayes Hospital ................................ 13 Middletown Medical ....................................5 Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers ........ Inside Back Cover Life Wings Safety System workshop at Northern Westchester Hospital 22 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS I MDNEWS.COM