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The 64-Slice CT Scanner in our Medical Imaging Department is able to
noninvasively capture images of any organ in just seconds. Images of the heart
and coronaries that previously took 20-25 seconds to obtain with a 16-Slice
Scanner, can now be captured in fewer than five heartbeats.
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The digital mammography unit at the new Greenwich Regional Medical Center
is the only permanent unit in all of Washington County.
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With the acquisition of a fourth digital mammography unit, The Breast Center,
a service of the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, is now offering digital mammography
screening at a new location – Advanced Imaging at Baybrook in Queensbury. This
unit helps doctors detect breast cancer in its earliest stages by providing sharper,
more detailed images of breast tissue.
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The Wound Healing Center at Glens Falls Hospital has been recognized for two
straight years with a Front Runners Award from National Healing Corporation. The
Center earned this distinction for excellence in wound care and hyperbaric oxygen
treatment.
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Through the generosity of our community, Glens Falls Hospital was able to
acquire cutting-edge surgical equipment in 2009. These advances include a
new Orthopedic Trauma Table, considered to be the gold standard in orthopedic
fracture tables; six Laparoscopic Towers which use minimally invasive technology
to move patients through procedures faster and help them recover quicker; and
new orbit surgical lights in the operating rooms. The video towers utilize high
definition camera heads, providing clear, precise images, and flat video screens are
mounted on articulating arms to enhance visibility during procedures.
Big-CityMedicine
We invest in the
latest technological
advances to
ensure less
invasive medical
procedures and
shorter recovery
In 2009, the Charles R. Wood Foundation Challenge grant propelled us to an
even higher level of excellence by providing needed funding for the purchase
of new surgical technology.
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