Dr. George guides Dr. Bishop through initial abdominal entry while Dr. Trona Bennett, left, Dr. Jeltora Bennett, right, Dr. Adrian Waterman, Anesthesiologist and the surgical technician look on.
Tapion Hospital Feature
Keyhole Surgery
continues at Tapion Hospital by Dr. John George of the Washington Hospital Center
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dvanced Gynecological Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Surgery continued at Tapion Hospital during the week starting 23rd February 2009. This project was the brainchild of Dr. Trona Bennett, who passed away in January of the same year. Fifty patients from Saint Lucia, Barbados and Trinidad were successfully operated on by Dr. John George, FACOG, training local gynecologists and surgeons, as well as a doctor from Barbados. This keyhole surgery project has now seen 50 patients operated on, with shorter hospital stay, quick recovery time, and excellent cosmetic results. Tapion Hospital is committed Dr. Bennett’s dream of making Tapion Hospital the center for Laparoscopic surgery in the region.
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