In Good Company - A publication of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers
Issue link: https://blog.providence.org/i/1470470
Advancing Clinical Practice Aquablation Procedure In December, Providence Little Company of Mar y Medical Center Torrance urologist Dr. Garrett S Matsunaga per formed the first aquablation procedure in the South Bay. Aquablation is a minimally invasive procedure for patients with an enlarged prostate. We are proud to be among the first in the South Bay to offer a solution for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, providing relief without compromise. Aquablation therapy is the next step to fur thering our commitment to robotic surger y and men's health. Bariatric Surgeries Dr. Stanczyk, Bariatric Medical Director, completed a milestone combination of 100 gastric sleeve and gastric bypass procedures using minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic surger y and robotic-assisted surger y at our San Pedro ministr y. 96 of these procedures were in 2021. An additional 54 were per formed at the Torrance ministr y by our other bariatric surgeons. Such procedures offer many patients improved health and quality of life. Latest Critical Care Technologies including ECMO Providence Little Company of Mar y Medical Center Torrance Critical Care physicians and nurses received hands-on training at Keck Hospital of USC, learning the latest technologies and care techniques that enable us to per form complex cardiovascular surgeries. This continues to ensure that residents of the South Bay do not have to leave the community to receive exper t care. Additionally, we have the technology that allows the USC Cardiovascular Surger y team members to collaborate with the Providence Little Company of Mar y critical care clinicians via a telehealth platform. In November, Providence Little Company of Mar y treated our first patient using Extracorporeal Membrane Ox ygenation (ECMO). ECMO is a therapy that is used to provide prolonged cardiac and respirator y suppor t to critically ill patients whose hear t and lungs are not able to provide adequate amounts of ox ygenation to sustain life. This external suppor t helps patients recover by allowing their hear t and lungs to rest and heal. This is a therapy that requires precise surgical inter vention and intensive nursing, per fusion, and respirator y therapy care. We are so proud of our dedicated care team who trained at Keck Medicine of USC to use this life-saving machine, as well as Matthew Powers, MD who per formed the procedure. 37 trANsFOrMiNG Our FuturE