Technology and Research
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“From groundbreaking research studies to innovative new technologies, St. John Health is investing in advanced equipment, state-of-the-art facilities and leading research to provide the highest quality patient care.”
— Dr. James Tucci, Senior Vice President – Quality, Chief Medical Officer, St. John Health
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Research Highlights
• St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center completed a study that showed that women who were given a drug called Herceptin® in combination with chemotherapy had a 52 percent decrease in disease recurrence. more
Technology Highlights
• The state’s first successful robotic, totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery was performed at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. more
• St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center first in Michigan to use new device to confirm success of heart surgery. more
• Physicians at St. John Hospital and Medical Center perform live-donor, minimally-invasive kidney transplants with innovative robotic surgical equipment.
• Providence Hospital recently installed an advanced 3-D neuro imaging system. The new X-ray system improves exam accuracy by providing physicians with fast, high-quality clinical images of blood vessels one millimeter and smaller with precise detail.
• One of the world’s fastest and the most powerful medical imaging devices is being used at Providence Hospital in Southfield. Known as 3-Tesla MRI, the system is twice as powerful and faster than standard MRI machines. 3-Tesla MRI dramatically enhances diagnostic images, making it possible to more accurately diagnose routine and hard-to-detect conditions such as heart vessel problems, stroke, aneurysms, prostate cancer and spinal cord lesions.
• St. John Hospital and Medical Center’s Breast MRI and digital mammography facilities offer the most comprehensive breast cancer screenings in southeast Michigan. more
• At St. John Hospital and Medical Center , innovative laser technologies are now used in treatments for peripheral artery disease, preventing an estimated 50 percent of surgically indicated amputations.
• A new intensive care unit that enhances the care of the most critically ill patients is now open at St. John Oakland Hospital in Madison Heights. The new $2.3 million ICU expanded from nine beds to 12, featuring a full range of critical care services including medical, surgical and cardiac care.
• A refurbished $3.3 million endoscopy unit offering patients the most advanced care is now open at Providence Hospital in South.eld. The unit provides a full range of the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for the digestive and renal systems.
• St. John Hospital and Medical Center offers Intravascular Ultrasound, the .rst technology to enable real-time assessment of the composition of plaque in the coronary arteries.
• St. John Hospital and Medical Center offers Kyphoplasty, an advanced, minimally invasive technique used to restore vertebra damaged or injured by osteoporosis or cancer.
