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Article: Saint Vincent Hospital Deploys RF Surgical Detection System
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- August 28, 2009
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Wireless News
08-28-2009
Saint Vincent Hospital Deploys RF Surgical Detection System
Type: News
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts announced it has joined a growing number of over 100 hospitals to add the RF Surgical Detection System to its surgical safety protocols.
The patented and FDA-approved technology uses a scanning wand that detects and signals an alert if any radio frequency tagged surgical sponges remain in a patient following surgery.
Saint Vincent noted that the implementation of the system is a direct outcome of the hospital's recent patient safety initiative. In a statement released on April 9, Saint Vincent Hospital's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Octavio Diaz, ...
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