Advanced Endoscopic Procedures Offered, Thanks to Champlin Foundation Grant

With many thanks to The Champlin Foundation for their support, The Miriam is pleased to announce that the hospital’s Endoscopy Suite now has the capability of offering advanced endoscopic procedures to our patients. Through a generous grant of $941,638 from The Champlin Foundation made in November 2021, The Miriam was able to purchase all three pieces of large equipment needed to complete the Endoscopy Suite’s newly constructed Fluoroscopy Room including an Omega Artificial Intelligence Image-Guided E-View System (a state-of-the-art fluoroscopy machine); new endoscopy equipment; and a dedicated portable anesthesia machine.

Recently accepting patients and part of a long-awaited renovation of the hospital’s Endoscopy Suite, the addition of the Fluoroscopy Room allows our prominent Gastroenterologist teams to provide more non-invasive diagnostic and minimally invasive medical procedures than previously possible. With spectacular visual capabilities, the new Omega System can zoom in on internal functioning and abnormalities from multiple viewpoints, allowing organs to be seen as they are working. When combined with traditional endoscopy equipment, the Omega System can also be used to guide incisionless procedures through existing orifices, greatly reducing recovery time and ensuring patients can quickly return to enjoying life with no scarring. Advanced endoscopic procedures such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are already in great demand at The Miriam, helping patients with conditions such as bile duct stones, malignant obstructive jaundice, and post-operative bile receive treatment without major surgery. With the fluoroscopy equipment also proving invaluable in the placement of stents (used to temporarily relieve an internal obstruction), and with new uses being pioneered every year, The Champlin Foundation’s gift to The Miriam Hospital will ensure our patients will continue to receive the best in advanced endoscopic procedures for years to come.