Minimally invasive robotic surgery is quickly becoming the standard of care across the country for many procedures involving heart, gynecological and urological surgery.
St. Luke's is the first hospital in San Antonio that has robotic surgery, giving patients a minimally invasive alternative resulting in less scarring, less blood loss, less pain, less time in the hospital and a quicker recovery. Robotic cardiac surgery for mitral value repair, which is performed at St. Luke's, is considered the standard of care at the Cleveland Clinic, one of the country's most respected health care institutions. A recent random 90 day Infection Control audit at St. Luke's in April, May and June that looked at all chest and heart surgeries revealed that robotic cases had zero post operative infections.
February is Heart Month and St. Luke's Baptist Hospital will be reaching out to the community to provide education and information on preventing, diagnosing and treating heart disease. Look for times and dates for our continuing physician lecture series which is free and open to the public.
St. Luke's Baptist Hospital would like to invite you to join them at the 2008 Healthy Baby and Child Expo going on March 8th at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Health Care professionals from St. Luke's will be part of Baptist Health System's team of health care experts providing a wide variety of information on conceiving and raising healthy children. The Expo is in its 3rd year and is hosted by Baptist Health System, H-E-B, and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.