Technology

Advanced Technology

Conemaugh Health System is dedicated to providing our patients the latest technology to increase patient safety and provide the most accurate and efficient test results. Below are descriptions of Conemaugh Health System's State-of-the-Art Technology.

da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Surgery

The da Vinci system represents the latest in surgical and robotics technologies. Conemaugh surgeons have complete control of the da Vinci System at all times. da Vinci technology translates your surgeon's hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside the patients body. At Conemaugh, robotic-assisted surgery is offered for general, gynecology and urology.

Robotic-Assisted Joint Replacement Surgery

Conemaugh Health System offers robotic-assisted total joint replacement surgery, which allows for customization to the unique shape and motion of the hip/knee. Orthopedic surgeons who are specially trained to use the system use it for total knee and hip replacement procedures transforming the way joint replacement surgery is performed.

Electrophysiology Laboratory

Conemaugh Health System has an Electrophysiology Laboratory for diagnosis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythm conditions.

Philips Hybrid Operating Room

Conemaugh Health System features Philips Hybrid OR with AlluraClarity. The operating room uses special green lighting to enhance vision, allowing surgeons to perform a full range of procedures using the latest in x-ray technology-which, provides high quality imaging with ultra-low radiation dose levels.

Fetal Echocardiography Lab

Conemaugh Health System offers the only Fetal Echocardiography Lab between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories.

Computer Tomography (CT)

Conemaugh's low-dose Computed Tomography scanner offers patients CT scans which are faster and may offer up to an 80% reduction in radiation.

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Conemaugh Health System offers the only Epilepsy Monitoring Unit between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.

Digital 3D Mammography

Conemaugh Breast Imaging offers Digital 3D Mammography, located at six of our sites, offers women excellent image quality while minimizing radiation dose.

Open MRI

Conemaugh Connect Electronic Medical Record System

Conemaugh Connect, powered by Epic, is Conemaugh Health System's electronic health record (EHR) system incorporating all acute, ambulatory, and revenue cycle programming. Epic out of Verona, Wisconsin, is leading edge in the field of electronic health record and healthcare information technology solutions. A critical component of one integrated system is the ability to provide access to patient information at point-of-care community practices with the goal of enhancing connectivity and continuity to patients served. Conemaugh Connect is not just a Management Information Systems project- it's an all-in, every-department-project! Hundreds of additional employees from across the Health System will be involved as project Subject Matter Experts, leads, super users, and eventually as certified trainers to provide input and offer support that will help shape Conemaugh's EHR system. There are many ways for employees to be involved with the Conemaugh Connect initiative!

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Telestroke

LINX

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center offers the most comprehensive collection of vascular diagnostic procedures in the region. The Laboratory is accredited by the prestigious Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. This accreditation assures patients that the laboratory adheres to the highest standard of diagnostic testing performance. All images are digitally stored to assure high quality and easy reproducibility for comparison. Equipment is serviced regularly and upgraded annually to assure our patients best quality studies. Conemaugh's staff consists exclusively of Registered Vascular Technologists. With over a century fo combined experience, the staff has the knowledge to assist physicians with making an accurate diagnosis. Conemaugh physicians are board certified in their speacialty and are required to pass a vascular specific interpretation examination prior to being granted interpretation privileges in the department. Combined, Cpnemaugh physicians have over 100 years of interpretation experience.

Tru-C Ultraviolet Disinfection Machine

Conemuagh Memorial Medical Center ensures patient safety by utilizing equipment to disinfect operating rooms. The Tru-C Ultraviolet Disinfection Machine is used weekly in all of Conemaugh Memorial's class c operating rooms. The Tru-C Ultraviolet Disinfection Machine is a robot that is placed in the operating rooms to remove germs, pathogens, bacteria and viruses. This machine is best known for killiing deadly pathogens and common infections such as Clostridium difficile (C. diff), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem- resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and other bacteria that could compromise a patient's outcome.