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Not Your Grandpa’s OR: High-Tech Takeover

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
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The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Operating rooms are now being fitted with high-tech equipment, such as robotics and in-suite radiology, that reduce the time needed for surgery, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. That not only cuts costs, but should lower patients’ risk by reducing time under anesthesia and the chance of infection. 

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.