Southampton Hospital Opens New Heart and Stroke Center

Southampton Hospital recently announced the opening of the new Audrey and Martin Gruss Heart and Stroke Center at the hospital located on 240 Meeting House Lane.

The first two surgeries will be performed at the center on Tuesday.

Hospital President and CEO Robert S. Chaloner, said that the hospital is ”very grateful” to the Gruss’ for their contribution.

“Getting treatment as quickly as possible is critical to recovery,” he said. “Our ability to provide sophisticated diagnostics and interventional treatment of stroke and vascular disease will save lives.”

“Martin and I felt it was important that our local hospital have the capability to conduct stroke and vascular distress intervention,” Audrey Gruss, President of the Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation said. “Southampton Hospital is essential to all of us living in the East End and we are honored to be part of its quest for excellence.”

The state-of-the-art, modern facility was created by Victor Famulari Architect, PC and constructed by E.W. Howell.

The space for the center was created by taking the hallway that housed the Centennial exhibit and expanding that space north toward Meeting House Lane.

The newly created corridor running along the stretch of exterior glass wall houses the updated and re-installed historic Centennial exhibit.

The design maximizes the opportunity for optimal ceiling height, efficient flow and spacious work areas for operating surgeons, anesthesiology, and nursing staff.

An internal nurses’ station within the operating room will enable patient flow through the daily procedure schedule and allow for visual control accessibility.

The majority of surgeries that will be performed in one new operating room will be orthopedic, bariatric and general surgery.

A second new operating room, a hybrid endovascular surgical suite for interventional treatment of stroke and vascular disease, includes a Siemens Healthcare Artis zeego, an angiography system with unprecedented flexibility.

The industrial robot technology integrated in Artis zeego allows the physician to move its C-arm to almost any position around the patient, making it easier than ever before to visualize internal organs from various sides if, for example, tumors or vessel diseases have to be diagnosed.

Some of the procedures that surgeons will be performing include arterial intervention and treatment of aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease, as well as cerebral vascular studies and interventions.

The newest technology is ideally suited for endovascular surgery and many of these procedures and repairs can now be done through minimally invasive techniques.

“We havebeen fortunate to work with a very skilled team from design to construction of the Audrey and Martin Gruss Heart and Stroke Center,” Chaloner said. “I would also like to congratulate Hospital staff members who have played key roles in seeing this enormous project to completion.”

Photo courtesy of Southampton Hospital

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