The Star: November 19, 2020
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>19</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
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NEWS<br />
THE SAME 4K technology used<br />
to film blockbuster movies <strong>The</strong><br />
Hunger Games and Spectre is<br />
featuring in a different role at St<br />
George’s Hospital.<br />
After eight years, $130 million<br />
and four new buildings, St<br />
George’s redevelopment is now<br />
complete, making it one of the<br />
most well-equipped private<br />
hospitals in New Zealand.<br />
New facilities<br />
include digital<br />
operating<br />
theatres using<br />
the same 4K<br />
technology as<br />
the Hollywood<br />
blockbusters.<br />
<strong>The</strong> final<br />
stage of the<br />
redevelopment, the Cressy Wing,<br />
opens later this month, housing<br />
more state-of-the-art operating<br />
theatres, a new maternity centre,<br />
education facilities, medical<br />
supply store and hospital<br />
laundry.<br />
Cressy Wing is one of four<br />
new buildings at St George’s<br />
built since 2012, replacing those<br />
damaged in the Canterbury<br />
earthquakes.<br />
St George’s is also<br />
Christchurch’s only private<br />
hospital-based intensive care and<br />
isolation unit; cancer treatment<br />
facilities; and purpose-built spinal<br />
injury rooms designed<br />
with input from tetraplegia<br />
patients.<br />
Chief executive Greg Brooks<br />
said the opening of the wing is<br />
a significant milestone for the<br />
hospital.<br />
“When embarking on this<br />
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Innovative technology in new St George’s<br />
Greg Brooks<br />
INNOVATION: One of the new operating theatres at St George’s Hospital.<br />
redevelopment we were committed<br />
to investing in the latest<br />
healthcare innovations and stateof-the-art<br />
equipment, for the<br />
direct benefit of our patients,” he<br />
said.<br />
“For example, a team of 10<br />
specialists successfully removed<br />
a rare spinal tumour impacting<br />
the heart and lungs of a 34-yearold<br />
mum of four. <strong>The</strong> 14-hour<br />
surgery was performed at St<br />
George’s because we could provide<br />
the necessary co-ordination<br />
of the teams plus the technology<br />
and ICU support.”<br />
All of St George’s operating<br />
theatres – including those in<br />
the new Cressy Wing – are<br />
now equipped with the 4K<br />
technology, which has been<br />
referred to internationally<br />
as the ‘era of big screen<br />
surgery’.<br />
Metro<br />
network<br />
changes<br />
From Sunday 29 <strong>November</strong>,<br />
look out for:<br />
– New timetables for some routes<br />
– A different operator or bus colour<br />
on some routes<br />
Visit metro.co.nz<br />
for more information.<br />
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