The $54 million, 54,000-square-foot facility expects to train 20,000 surgeons a year in minimally invasive techniques. The center includes six da Vinci robots, 40 endoscopic surgical stations, a medical simulation center and an innovation and technology accelerator. In addition, the Department of Defense granted the center $4.2 million to study how telemedicine can be used in surgery.
Hospital officials plan to hire 75 permanent jobs within the center and project an annual economic impact of more than $13 million.
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