Led by some of the country's most respected and skilled cardiovascular physicians, nurses, clinicians and researchers, St. John Providence Health System provides cardiovascular care that is unmatched.
The physicians are on the forefront of cardiovascular research, including two new studies offered at only a select few centers nationally. They include the Medtronic Core Valve study for aortic stenosis and the Simplicity study for resistant hypertension.
In 2011, the St. John Providence Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence will launch the Gretchen C. Valade Cardiovascular Hybrid Laboratory and Minimally Invasive Structural Heart Program which will include an integrated (hybrid) operating room and cardiac cath lab, the state’s first, which will allow them to provide the latest transcatheter valve therapies, which integrate surgical procedures with skin incisions and intervention.
Hybrid Surgical Suite - Anesthesiologist & Skytron LED Surgical Light
The lab will offer fixed imaging systems dedicated to the latest advances in minimally invasive cardiovascular interventions. This equipment can deliver better visualization of the blood vessels with lower doses of radiation meaning greater accuracy and less risk to both patients and clinical staff. In addition, because the hybrid lab does not rely on portable equipment, and will facilitate the use of minimally invasive, rather than open, procedures, the risk of infection is also reduced. The hybrid operating room will also have great potential for select rhythm disorders, endovascular valve repair, and other advanced procedures.
The hybrid operating room and cardiac cath lab, one of just a few in the country, will be able to offer our patients the full spectrum of treatments of complex and high-risk procedures. In many cases, offering a treatment alternative to very high-risk patients who may have been told that they have no options.
The Cardiovascular Hybrid Surgical Laboratory at St. John Hospital and Medical Center will anchor the hospital's Minimally Invasive Structural Heart Program at SJH&MC. The laboratory will be used to perform the most advanced non-surgical and minimally invasive surgical cardiovascular procedures. These procedures include small incision, minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery and percutaneous mitral valve repair and percutaneous aortic valve replacement.
For more information, visit http://www.stjohnprovidence.org
Hybrid Surgical Suite - Anesthesiologist
Hybrid Surgical Suite - Surgeons & Skytron LED Hybrid OR Surgical Light
Hybrid Lab with Siemens Angiography System, Ceiling Mounted
Surgeons operating in Hybrid Surgical Lab