State of the Art Technology
Newest Technologies

Baptist Medical Center's Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program employs the latest medical technologies to perform procedures, including:

Harmonic Scalpel, Lasers, Argon Beam Coagulator, Electrocautery and the daVinci Robot - Devices used during surgery to reduce blood loss.

Intra-Operative/Post-Operative Blood Salvage (Cell Saver) and Hemodilution - Salvages, filters and recirculates the patient's own blood.

Pharmaceuticals - Synthetic Erythropoietin (EPO) stimulates bone marrow to produce red blood cells. Recombinant products build white blood cells and hemostatic agents promote coagulation.

Volume Expanders - Intravenous fluids that enhance the circulation of a patient's own blood.

Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring and Pulse Oximetry - Non-invasively tracks oxygen levels during surgery and hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Baptist has the only multiplace hyperbaric chamber in Northeast Florida.

Blood Conservation Techniques - Micro-sampling techniques dramatically reduce the amount of blood taken from the patient for analytic testing.

Minimally Invasive Surgery - Advancement in technology now allows procedures to be performed through a natural opening or a small "keyhole" incision. Often called "band-aid surgery," minimally invasive procedures promote less blood loss, less pain, shorter hospital stay, and cosmetic benefits for the patient.

Gamma Knife - The region's only Gamma Knife services provides a non-invasive alternative to patients with malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia.

Interventional Radiology - State-of-the-art Minimally Invasive interventional radiology lab for procedures such as:

• Fibroid Embolization
• Liver Ablation
• Aortic Endograph
• Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment
• Vertebroplasty

For information, e-mail Program Manager or call him at 904.202.3460 or toll-free at 1.866.839.9161.