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Newest Member of the NorthBay Robotic Family

Meet the Mako SmartRobotics System, the latest in advanced technology that NorthBay Health offers its patients. Mako joins the da Vinci Xi Robotic surgical system, used in a variety of complex procedures, and the Monarch […]

New Tool Can Detect Vision Issues Early

NorthBay Health Primary Care in Vacaville is piloting an advanced piece of equipment that can be key in preserving the eyesight of diabetic patients. It adds only an extra 10 minutes to an annual primary […]

Advanced, 3-D Full-Body Scans Now at NorthBay

Imagine needing diagnostic imaging for scoliosis, severe osteoporosis or other spinal or musculoskeletal deficiencies, and being in so much pain it’s not possible to lay still long enough to have an MRI. NorthBay Health patients […]

Monarch Milestone

Monarch — a cutting edge robotic technology for use in diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures — is now part of the arsenal of advanced medical care in use at NorthBay Health. Created by Auris Health Inc. (part of the […]

New Test Saves Lives

Approximately every 40 seconds, someone in the United States will have a heart attack — that is about 805,000 people each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Time is muscle with heart attacks. […]

Our Experts in Robotics

The da Vinci Surgical Robot NorthBay Health has surgeons on staff who are certified to use the da Vinci Xi Robotic surgical system. Depending on their specialty, surgeons can perform nephrectomies, prostate and hernia surgery, hysterectomies, […]

Robotic Technology Reduces Recovery Time, Pain and Blood Loss Dan Slagle is a spry, energetic 74-year-old with “a stubborn streak” that he says ultimately got in the way of his being able to live a […]

Physician Loves the Variety The love Melissa Loja, M.D., has for medicine is not in vain — it’s in vein, quite literally. And arteries. And all the amazing technology she has at her disposal to make life […]

Katherine Bergey was just 11 years old when she had her first epileptic seizure. It was a classic grand mal seizure with violent muscle contractions. Her family says she didn’t have any more seizures like […]

If you have ever undergone a colonoscopy, fought heartburn, or suffered from an ulcer, you’ve likely been introduced to gastroenterology — the study of the function and diseases of the digestive system.ABOVE: The team of experts at […]

When NorthBay Medical Center opened eight state-of-the-art surgical suites in its newly built North Wing last fall, it began providing patients with access to technology, talent and surgical equipment found nowhere else in Solano County. […]

The North Wing at NorthBay Medical Center features advanced imaging services with the most up-to-date equipment. ABOVE: Radiologic Technologist Melanie Adams positions the Diagnostic Imaging Department’s new fluoroscopic imaging equipment (above), which displays continuous X-rays […]

PACU is the Place for Patient Transitions Patients awaiting surgery or recovering from post-surgical anesthesia will spend some time in a post-anesthesia care unit, or PACU, under the watchful eyes of nurses whose main tasks […]

The pièce de résistance in Surgical Suite No. 7 arrived in November and promises to help NorthBay surgeons deliver the most advanced techniques for patients in the years to come. It’s the da Vinci Surgical […]

Rare is the time you’d want to be wheeled into a surgical suite, but if fate happens to bring you to one of the eight operating rooms in NorthBay Medical Center’s new North Wing, know […]

Heart Failure? There’s an App to Prevent That! For Rio Vista resident Robie Williams, hospital stays were becoming a regular part of her life last fall. Every month, the symptoms of her heart failure and […]

“I never thought I would get cancer. I never, ever thought it was possible. It doesn’t run in my family, and I didn’t feel a lump,” says Diana Muehlhausen, 65, of Rio Vista. ABOVE: Diana […]

Germ-killing Robots

Germ-Killing Robot Puts UV Light to Work Two germ-killing robots are now helping disinfect patient rooms at NorthBay Medical Center and NorthBay VacaValley Hospital. Called Tru-D, a catchy nickname for “Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfection,” the […]

A World of Imaging

Full Array of Imaging Options The addition of a $1.5 million state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner on the NorthBay VacaValley Hospital campus in March was the final piece in the puzzle that defines NorthBay […]

Ten years ago, a patient had to leave Solano County for open heart surgery. Or treatment for a stroke or brain cancer. Or complex surgery for a broken pelvis. Or a damaged eyeball. The list […]

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Newest Member of the NorthBay Robotic Family

New Tool Can Detect Vision Issues Early

Advanced, 3-D Full-Body Scans Now at NorthBay

Monarch Milestone

New Test Saves Lives

Our Experts in Robotics

Surgery on the Cutting Edge

It’s a Big Wide World of Vascular Surgery

Seizing Control: Implant Helps Epileptic Patient

Gut Instinct: Specialists have High-Tech Tools

Pandemic Pause is Over for Elective Cases

An Investment in Imaging

Best Care, Coming and Going

The Robot Advantage

Such Suite Success

Patients Love New Technology

Diligent Diagnostics

Germ-killing Robots

A World of Imaging

Complex Care, Close to Home