Through a generous $150,000 grant from the A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust, Penn Highlands Healthcare has a new state-of-the-art operating table for urological surgeries at Penn Highlands DuBois. The grant helped to finance the Dornier Nautilus, making Penn Highlands DuBois the only hospital in Pennsylvania to utilize this first-of-its kind technology for urological surgeries, according to representatives from Dornier. In addition, there are only 17 of these tables currently in use across the United States.
The table is equipped with:
• An 80 kW high-frequency generator which ensures immediate images without delay
• A flat-panel detector that provides large, high-resolution X-ray images from any angle
• An integrated support arm with flexibly positioned 21” monitors that enable an efficient workflow and a high level of efficiency, convenience and safety for doctors and their patients
“The Dornier Nautilus table integrates a flexible versatile - arm with 36- degree table access, which gives us unrivaled image quality, with the option of using the operating table as stand-alone table when fluoroscopy (X-ray) is not required -- thus it gives us the best of both worlds,” explained John S. Banerji, MD, who provides comprehensive urology services at Penn Highlands Healthcare. “We are thankful to the A.J. Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust for making this technology available in a rural setting like DuBois and its neighboring counties.”
The A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust has been an integral supporter of Penn Highlands Healthcare. The Trust has helped fund advancements in patient care and keep access to healthcare close to home.
Urologists John Banerji, MD, and Indraneel Banerjee, MD, deliver comprehensive urology care to the region. These board-certified physicians are highly trained to treat disorders of the male reproductive organs and the urinary tract for both males and females. Urologic organs include the kidneys, adrenal glands, bladder, ureters, urethra, testes, epididymis and prostate. Urologists diagnose and treat prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and testicular cancer. Other conditions treated are kidney and bladder stones, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, enlarged prostates and erectile dysfunction.
For more information about the urology services offered at Penn Highlands Healthcare, visit www.phhealthcare/urology/.
Members of the community who wish to help support Penn Highlands Healthcare and bring essential programs and services to the community can direct where their donation is used by visiting www.phhealthcare.org/donate.
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