Hybrid Operating Room Offers New Space for Cutting-Edge Surgery

The new 2,000 square-foot hybrid operating room at Hartford Hospital is equipped with cutting-edge medical imaging equipment that expands our capacity to perform surgeries like angiography, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, endovascular aortic repair, carotid artery stenting and more.

What does that mean for patients? The superb imaging technology helps surgeons view structures not easily seen by other systems, and cuts down on radiation caused by x-rays.

The new space is specifically designed for hybrid use, which allows providers to perform combined procedures that might otherwise require an entire open surgery, even when one or more components could be done in a less invasive way.

In all, these advances lead to fewer incisions, lower risks, better outcomes and shorter recovery times. That means more people have access to advanced, minimally-invasive cardiac procedures that get them back to their lives faster.