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Surgical Services

Investment required: $203,027

Surgical services at GBGH include obstetrical (i.e. caesarean sections),
gynecology, a wide range of general surgery, orthopedic day surgery, cancer,
dentistry, ear, nose and throat (ENT), and ophthalmology.

QUICK S TAT S
2,157 surgeries
1,350 planned surgical hours
3,700 patients leave the
community annually for surgeries
we can provide at GBGH
What We Need

Surgical Tables (2)
$125,601 | Replacement (Upgrade)

A surgical table helps doctors perform surgeries more safely and efficiently, by positioning patients so the
surgeon can see and reach the area they are working on. New tables are electro-hydraulically operated,
with adjustable positioning and headrest, and a central base for stability and flexibility.

New tables for the OR at GBGH will expand the surgical services offered, accommodating new
technology called a C-Arm in both operating rooms. This new mobile imaging unit will enable orthopedic
surgeries to take place at GBGH, along with some general procedures like Endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). ERCP is a minimally invasive procedure to diagnose and treat problems

in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas, but patients currently wait up to a week (in hospital) and
must be transferred to either RVH in Barrie or St. Michael’s in Toronto for this 60-minute procedure.

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