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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 13, 2008
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GLOBE NORTH 1
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY: Surgical patients at Anna Jaques
Hospital in Newburyport will soon have access to the latest
technology - a harmonic scalpel - thanks to the Provident Community
Foundation.
The foundation, the charitable arm of the Provident Bank based in
Amesbury, has donated $12,000 to the hospital to purchase the
scalpel, a comprehensive ultrasound system used in a range of
endoscopic and open surgical procedures. The scalpel cuts and seals
tissue simultaneously.
Richard J. Napolitano Jr., vice president and executive director
of the Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation, said use of the
scalpel during minimally invasive surgery can reduce hospital stays,
lower ...