Middlesex Health opened an orthopedic operating suite at Middlesex Hospital, The Middletown Press reports. Both are based in Middletown, Conn.
What you should know:
1. The suites house two 600-square-foot orthopedic-focused operating rooms.
2. Middlesex Health is working on a multiphase surgical services expansion.
3. Middlesex's orthopedic surgery team designed the suite to ensure it is up to standard.
4. Middlesex Chief of Orthopedics Thomas Larson, MD, said, "The equipment and technology needed to help patients will be readily accessible in a room specifically designed to accommodate orthopedic surgeries. This will ensure that surgeries run smoothly and efficiently. We are always looking to improve the patient’s experience, and this is one way we can do so."