The Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital Need Minimally Invasive Surgery? Discover St. Joe's Oakland By Jack Weiner, President and CEO St. Joseph Mercy Oakland At St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO), we focus on patient safety and preserving life. With that mandate, our highly skilled physicians and surgeons look for the safest, most respectful way to restore our patients' quality of life. One of these ways is through minimally invasive surgery. Our experienced surgeons will employ a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than traditional or open surgery, depending on the patient's condition. There are many benefits to the patient: • • • • • • Little or no trauma to the body Smaller incisions, usually 1/4- to 1/2-inch long Less pain and scarring Reduced risk of infection Shorter hospital stay Faster recovery time Our innovative, technologically advanced, state-of-the-art Surgical Pavilion allows our surgeons to offer a higher definition of surgical precision, optimal patient care and enhanced safety. A major feature of the Surgical Pavilion is the da Vinci® Surgical System. The da Vinci robotic assisted surgical system provides an extension of the surgeon's eyes and hands in the surgical field. It offers more than twice the viewing resolution and 20 percent more viewing area, which means improved clarity and detail of tissue planes and anatomy. By way of a console, where the surgeon views the surgical field, the system seamlessly translates the surgeon's hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments inside the patient. Surgeons who employ the da Vinci find that standard laparoscopic techniques may be performed more quickly and easily using this system. The da Vinci enhances the surgeon's capabilities when performing delicate procedures and improves clinical outcomes. Davidson gift to Ford Hospital helps cultivate innovations. N Davidson Digital Health Education Program for middle and high school students. The inaugural group of 31 students from Detroit's Mumford High School met in September to take part Dr. Scott in a curriculum that Dulchaysky focused on creativity, critical thinking, STEM competencies and innovator traits needed to become 21st-century thinkers. "I'm certain Bill Davidson would be smil- ing watching our future leaders learn about the entrepreneurial spirit he so well embod- ied:' Dulchaysky says. More such student workshops will be held throughout 2015 with additional edu- cational programs set through the following year. This month, HFII announced the win- ning projects resulting from an in-house challenge to come up with innovative ways to adapt existing technology to unmet health care needs. Some 30 teams of Henry Ford employees submitted proposals, and the three top ideas were awarded prize money. They included a digital system to allow nurses to monitor the activity of acute care patients and easily identify those who need to move around more, a key to recovery; a program using wearable sensors and smart- phone technology to limit risky move- ments by hip-replacement patients and avoid painful and costly dislocations; and a monitor with an alarm to awaken diabetics whose blood-sugar drops dangerously dur- ing sleep and allow them to correct it. Visit wwwhenryfordinnovation.com for details. ew ideas must be bred and fed if they are to produce innovation in any field, and a grant in memory of the late Bill Davidson has done just that for health care less than a year after it was awarded. Before his death in 2009, Davidson was widely known and highly regarded not only for his work as CEO of glass manufacturing giant Guardian Industries and owner of the Detroit Pistons, but also for philanthropy. Early this year, thanks to the charitable William Davidson Foundation, the Henry Ford Innovation Institute (HFII) — flagship of Henry Ford Health System's commitment to creating technology for unmet health care needs — received a three-year, $3 mil- lion grant to do just that. Now, less than a year later, HFII's William Davidson Center for Entrepreneurs in Digital Health has already seen that seed money sprout into fellowships for entrepre- neurs, middle and high school programs to create the next generation of creative thinkers, and an in-house contest at Henry Ford that awarded $10,000 in prize money to the top three ideas for adapting existing technology to improve patient care. The fellowship program began mid-year when the HFII accepted its first applicants, who began training in September. Each Fellow committed up to 12 hours a month during the one-year program designed to explore innovative solutions and entrepre- neurial approaches to critical healthcare challenges. "The demand for innovation in healthcare is greater than in any other industry in the country right now:' says Institute CEO Dr. Scott Dulchaysky. "The Davidson Fellowship not only offers a unique opportunity for personal development among the partici- pants, but also serves as an eco- nomic catalyst for the region:' Soon after the fellowships got underway, the HFII — in Karen Davidson presents a $3,000 check to sec- partnership with the Henry ond-place winner Dr. Nicholas Frisch of miROM Ford Museum — launched the (not pictured is teammate Dr. Robert Keller). ❑ Minimally invasive procedures performed at SJMO include the following: General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Cardiovascular, Thoracic, Bariatrics and Neurosurgery. At SJMO, we employ cutting-edge technology and procedures. We have perfected the art of minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery, and our hospital is consistently recognized for performance excellence, quality and patient safety. When you need surgery, ask your provider about a minimally invasive procedure and have him or her refer you to a St. Joe's surgeon at 1-800-372-6094. 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