The Cutting Edge of Radiation Therapy Delivery
McLeod continues to be a forerunner in South Carolina with the most technically advanced equipment in the state. For current cancer patients and future patients, McLeod Regional Medical Center announced in 2003 the availability of a new cancer treatment system, which delivers very precise radiation to cancerous tumors without harming healthy tissue or organs near the tumor. Treating cancer patients in the Pee Dee with this technology places McLeod in the forefront with a number of hospitals on the "cutting edge" of radiation therapy delivery. Click here to read more.
Best Home Care You Will Have
McLeod Home Health provides quality health care for patients outside a hospital setting who require extended care after being released from the hospital. McLeod Home Health has assembled a team of skilled health care professionals, such as nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and social workers, to address each patient's individualized care plan. Click here to learn more.
McLeod Center for Advanced Surgery
Technology and the people come together in the McLeod Center for Advanced Surgery and its OR of Tomorrow. These fully digital surgical suites are designed to create a virtual cockpit for the doctor, enabling control of all devices, access to images and information, and ?virtual' consultation using the Internet, with colleagues down the hall, or across the country. McLeod is partnering with two leaders in the surgical equipment industry -- Getinge and Storz. The first of these surgical suites will be open next spring. Additional suites will open in 2006. But what is "Advanced Surgery"? It generally encompasses one of four areas: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Surgical Navigation and Robotics. Click here to learn more.