Legacy Emanuel Hosp & Hlth Ctr

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Name :

Legacy Emanuel Hosp & Hlth Ctr

Address  :

2801 North Gantenbein Avenue

Town  :

Portland

State  :

Oregon

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

97227

Phone  :

503 413 2200

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Description

Legacy Emanuel is a medical pacesetter nationally known for our expertise with critical health conditions

Founded in 1912 were proud of our many quotfirstsquot for the Pacific Northwest and committed to our role as a leader in the metropolitan community

Legacy Emanuel marked a milestone when Dr Eric Dierks performed several oral surgeries with the help of the hospitals new da Vinci Surgical System

With those surgeries Emanuel became one of the first hospitals on the West Coast where TORS or transoral robotic surgery was performed for the treatment of cancer

The FDA only recently approved the use of robotic surgical systems in surgeries of the throat In the past robotic systems such as da Vinci have been used more frequently for prostate surgeries
Hospital discharge criticism

The Care Quality Commission CQC which is responsible for reviewing practices at health providers across the UK raised concerns over the hospitals ability to coordinate care for patients when they are discharged to other services The review was designed to see what progress had been made since concerns were first outlined last year The CQC rep... Read More

Highlevel trauma care may limit disability

The findings researchers say add to evidence that patients fare better when theyre treated under an organized trauma system where hospitals emergency services and state governments have coordinated plans for getting the right patients to the appropriate treatment Socalled Level I trauma centers provide the most comprehensive care for traumatic ... Read More