Surgical Services
Surgery Services
202 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715
General Information: (608) 417-6246
Patient Guide to Surgical Care at Meriter Hospital
New Meriter OR features Leading-Edge Technology
The first phase is complete of the total redesign of Meriter’s surgical
department.
Meriter opened a new surgical wing that features leading-edge technology and
integrated information technology systems. The eight new state-of-the-art
surgical rooms cost $12.5 million, and add over 16,000 square feet to the
department. Customized ceiling booms, and integrated information and
communication systems contribute to the room’s performance and operational
efficiency. This is the first phase of a complete redesign of Meriter’s surgical
department.
Moveable ceiling booms hold equipment that would normally be placed on the floor
which reduces clutter in the rooms. The ceiling booms also contain electric
power, medical gases and information cabling to create an integrated suite.
Operating like a high tech command center, Meriter’s operating rooms are
equipped with digital imaging equipment and three flat-screen monitors suspended
from the ceiling and one 42-inch monitor hung on the wall. Through a
high-technology switching station, nurses access real-time images from
endoscopic cameras, as well as stored digital images of x-rays, MRI and CT scans
and can send the images to the screens located around the surgical table to meet
the precise needs of the patient and surgeon.
The new wing has a sterile core providing a central storage environment keeping
supplies and equipment within easy reach of staff. Patients are moved to and
from the operating rooms through a separate corridor, lined with windows
providing natural light and free from medical equipment.
Phase II, which involves renovation of the existing operating rooms, will begin
immediately. When the entire project is completed in 2012, the Meriter OR will
be expanded from 14 to 18 operating suites, and include new pre-surgery and
post-operative private rooms for patients.
11/9/2009
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