News tagged James Cook Hospital

The James Cook University Hospital has been named as an international flagship site for a specialist heart procedure which replaces narrowed heart valves without the need for open heart surgery. TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) is a minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure that provides an alternative to open heart surgery for higher risk patients. The Middlesbrough team is one of only two in the country – and one of only a handful in Europe – to be awarded Benchmark status by the Centre for Heart Valve Innovation in Vancouver.

For as long as he can remember Daniel Anczarski was told the abnormal growth on his neck was incurable – experts said it was too dangerous to even attempt to remove it as there was a risk he could bleed to death. But two specialist consultants at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up to successfully treat the vascular malformation birthmark with a series of carefully administered injections which have delivered “miraculous” and life-saving results.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the first in the UK to use a new implantable device for patients who suffer from back pain. Consultant in pain management, Dr Ashish Gulve implanted the ReActiv8® device at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is going completely smokefree from Monday 1 April as part of a national drive to support more people to stub out the habit and reduce the many serious illnesses linked to smoking. Becoming a smokefree NHS is not just about stopping people from smoking on hospital sites. It’s about improving the health of staff and patients by identifying those who smoke and offering them practical support to quit.

A giant teepee has been set up at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough to give people a space where they can come together when they need it most.

Twins Katie and Abbie Varty made history at The James Cook University Hospital when they both underwent surgery for scoliosis in the same week.

A UK team, led by consultants from the heart and lung surgery team at The James Cook University Hospital, gave up their holidays to take part in a life-saving mission to Ghana. Surgeons, cardiologists, intensive care practitioners, anaesthetists and a heart bypass technician were among those who spent a week at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from 23 February to 1 March.

Children waking up in the recovery area of the paediatric surgical day unit at The James Cook University Hospital are now being greeted by some very familiar faces! Among the new murals adorning the walls of the recovery unit are Percy the Park Keeper and Kipper the Dog.

The myeloma service at The James Cook University Hospital has been accredited as a centre of excellence. The Myeloma UK Clinical Service Excellence Programme (CSEP) accreditation recognises the Middlesbrough hospital’s commitment to providing superior treatment to myeloma patients.

The children’s wards at both The James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital now have a fleet of five electric cars. Children can use the cars to get to theatres or x-ray, helping to ease any anxieties and make their hospital stay as comfortable as possible.