Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., part of Saint Thomas Health, is the first hospital in the state to open two hybrid operating rooms, according to a health system news release.
The hospital is also the third in the Eastern U.S., after Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Cleveland Clinic, to have two of these state-of-the art rooms. The hybrid ORs will be used exclusively for cardiac and vascular procedures.
The first room opened yesterday, and the second room will open this summer.
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The hospital is also the third in the Eastern U.S., after Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Cleveland Clinic, to have two of these state-of-the art rooms. The hybrid ORs will be used exclusively for cardiac and vascular procedures.
The first room opened yesterday, and the second room will open this summer.
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