HealthLeaders Media August 11, 2022
Eric Wicklund

Providence St. Jude Medical Center is using a robotics platform developed by Globus Medical to transform a five-day hospital procedure into an overnight process, reducing stress on patients and improving clinical outcomes.

Providence St. Jude Medical Center is using an innovative robotics platform with real-time, 3D imaging software to transform once-complicated back surgeries into minimally invasive procedures.

The Fullerton, California-based hospital is using Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS Premier Center platform for the delicate surgeries. The platform copies a surgeon’s hand movements so that a robot can perform the procedure, including placing screws along the spine.

“Spine surgery often involves challenging anatomy and very difficult trajectories,” Erick Westbroek, MD, a Stanford-trained neurosurgeon who completed his fellowship in complex spine surgery at Johns...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Provider, Robotics/RPA, Technology
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