“ Jacobs Medical Center will help support patients so that cancer , as well as other diseases and ailments , are things patients can live through .”
— Carol Vassiliadis
A . Vassiliadis Pavilion for Advanced Surgery
Inside the 509,500-square-foot medical center is the A . Vassiliadis Family Pavilion for Advanced Surgery with 14 state-of-the-art operating rooms . Designed with input from UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery , the facility will allow surgeons to perform some of the most complex surgical procedures available , from intricate brain tumor surgery to spine reconstruction .
Four of these operating rooms will share a dedicated MRI machine and CT scanner that can be brought right to the operating table for real-time imaging of softtissue and bone before , during and after a procedure . The imaging equipment will be fully integrated with sophisticated surgical navigation and 3-D surgical modeling systems , enabling the highest level of planning and precision . In addition , an elaborate video system will allow physicians-in-training to learn from the best in their field .
“ Thanks to Carol Vassiliadis ’ generosity , Jacobs Medical Center will be among the most technologically advanced surgical facilities in the nation , and ensure that the doctors of tomorrow are trained with the most state-of-the-art technology and methods ,” said Dr . David Brenner , vice chancellor for Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine .
The advanced surgical care area also includes three Intensive Care Units with 36 private rooms and decentralized nursing stations situated just outside patient rooms to give patients and families privacy , while ensuring that clinical staff is nearby .
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