Orthopedic Robot – Fred Smithers Centre For Orthopedic Care Leading The Country The power of philanthropy has made the Dartmouth General Hospital a national leader in orthopedics. Dartmouth General Hospital was home to the first robot-assisted hip replacement in Canada thanks to Dr. Jennifer Leighton. Our incredible team at the Fred Smithers Centre for Orthopedic Care is now leading the province in the volume of hip and knee replacement surgeries performed and leading the country in the volume of outpatient total joint replacements. A generous $1 million investment from the River Philip Foundation created the DGH Orthopedic Innovation Action Fund, helping to drive innovation, reduce wait times. and further DGH’s standing as a leader in robotic surgery in Canada. PRIORITY TWO - ORTHOPEDIC INNOVATION
Dr. Jennifer Leighton with DGH’s Orthopedic Robot
John & Judy Bragg Healthcare Innovation Fund A generous $1 million gift from the River Philip Foundation created the John & Judy Bragg Healthcare Innovation Fund at Dartmouth General Hospital. The Fund makes $100,000 available each year to fund an innovative idea brought forward by a member of the DGH staff. Over the past few years, the Fund has supported a drive-thru Covid testing and vaccination service, GI Genius AI-assisted technology to help detect up to 14% more polyps, our drive-thru blood collection service (the only one in Nova Scotia), and a highly- successful Vital Signs Bluetooth Monitoring Pilot Project in our Emergency Department which is now being rolled out to all regional hospitals in the province. The Fund’s latest projects include point-of-care infection detection technology that can alert surgeons to a possible infection in a joint within minutes. PRIORITY THREE - INNOVATION FUND
Vital Signs Bluetooth Monitoring system at work in the Dartmouth General Hospital Emergency Room
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