St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Celebrates New Surgical Suite

St. Joseph Mercy Livingston hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 16, to celebrate the opening of the hospital's new surgical suite, which features three state-of-the-art operating rooms, equipped with the latest technology. The new suite also has 13 surgical prep and recovery rooms, five semi-private rooms, one private room, six bays and an isolation room. The suite is a part of the $41.1 million capital investment to the Livingston hospital and St. Joseph Mercy Brighton health center launched in July 2015. (Left to right) Pat Convery, president, Howell Area Chamber of Commerce; Nick Proctor, mayor, City of Howell; Mark Jonker, MD, general and bariatric surgeon; Sharon Blanche, Chief Nursing Officer, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston; Angel Gomez, MD, chief of staff, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston; Anthony Bozaan, MD, vice chief of staff, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston; John O'Malley, president, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston and Brighton; Paul Thielking, obstetrics and gynecology; Eric Davies, general and bariatric surgeon; and Kim Esper, membership director, Howell Area Chamber of Commerce.