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Washington Healthcare
them. On the clinical side, robotic surgery stands out.“ We made a major commitment to robotic surgery a few years ago.” With the latest da Vinci platform, the health system has built one of the region’ s largest robotic surgery programs.“ Patients get faster recovery and better outcomes, and often don’ t even need to stay in the hospital.”
Dr. Newman expects healthcare organizations to lean on innovation, education, and workforce development. Technology will help, but it won’ t change the core problem.“ There is more demand and need for healthcare than there are people and resources to provide it.”
Which brings Dr. Newman back to the question that drives all of it: who will care for tomorrow’ s patients? The answer, as always, begins with building the next generation of caregivers now. ■
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