Before high-speed Internet in the OR, surgeons used to feel like they were “operating in a box,” says Andrea Metkus, M.D., Mills-Peninsula general surgeon and medical director at the Women’s Center in San Mateo.
Today, surgeons like Dr. Metkus are connected to information and medical experts around the globe.
“The new integrated operating room system allows us to access test results and lab X-rays on multiple high-definition monitors around the spacious OR,” she says “We can talk to or even show images to a doctor in the next operating room or somewhere else in the world.”
Did you know that ultrasound – that simple, painless test that allows parents to see their baby growing in the womb – can also be used to view almost any area of the body?
In women’s health exams, ultrasound can be an important tool for investigating pelvic symptoms such as abnormal menstrual bleeding, says Diana Baker, M.D., radiologist at the Women’s Center at the Mills Health Center in San Mateo. “Women who have spotting in between periods, or abnormal periods should see their doctor,” she says. “Many times doctors can figure out what is going on without ultrasound, but if they need a way to look at the uterus, or the lining of the uterus, they will send you for a pelvic ultrasound.”
Dr. Baker describes an ultrasound test, how it works and what it can detect in this video segment from Healthpoint TV.
Thomas Enberg will continue to travel the world after treatment for an abnormal heart rhythm.
“None of my uncles on my mom’s side ever made it to age 60,” says Thomas Enberg. “They all died of heart attacks.”
So in 2000, at age 57, when Enberg first experienced an abnormal heart rhythm, he immediately recalled his genetic background and was understandably alarmed.
“I was at a family gathering when suddenly my heart went crazy,” recalls Enberg of his first episode. “I thought it was going to jump out of my chest.”
The new hospital features state-of-the-art technology.
The world-class facilities at the newly-opened Mills Peninsula Medical Center provide state-of-the-art medical treatment in the most modern hospital on the San Francisco Peninsula.
Nine highly advanced, high-tech operating suites employ the latest information system to capture clear, sharp pictures at the surgical site and send them to high-definition displays. Images can be exported over secure channels for patient confidentiality, allowing for real-time consultation with doctors in the next room or around the world.
The new hospital also houses advanced tools to provide diagnostic studies ranging from X-ray, ultrasound and CT scanning to sophisticated nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The new high-definition GE Signa HDxt 3.0 T MRI system is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools available today.
Our state-of-the-art cardiology suites are the first on the Peninsula with stereotaxis advanced magnetic guided catheter technology to increase precision and safety during complex interventional procedures.
One of nine high-tech surgical suites in the new hospital
Stereotaxis magnetic guided catheter technology
One of the advanced cardiology catheter suites in the new hospital
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