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The University of Cincinnati Medical Center invested $6 million to upgrade an OR into a hybrid OR for heart and vascular procedures. The cost was about three times the cost of a non-hybrid OR.
The 854 sq ft room includes $2.6 million in equipment and advanced medical imaging devices. Surgical monitors can display 12 different images.
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center invested $6 million to upgrade an operating room for heart and vascular procedures, which was about three times the cost of a typical OR. Doctors will begin using it on June 19. The so-called hybrid operating room includes $2.6 million in equipment and advanced medical imaging devices.
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