Upgrades will provide ‘extraordinary enhancements’ to patient care at the Grace

It’s no secret that many people experience some level of anxiety prior to undergoing a surgical procedure.

A planned $2 million upgrade to Grace Hospital’s minimally invasive operating room suite could go a long way in helping to reduce some of that anxiousness patients may be feeling in the days leading up to surgery.

Work to upgrade and expand capacity in the Winnipeg hospital’s minimally invasive operating room area is expected to begin this spring.

That work will include completely re-outfitting the hospital’s existing minimally invasive operating room used for general surgeries with the very latest high-tech instrumentation including new lighting, scopes and monitoring equipment. In addition, an existing general operating room will be transformed into a second minimally invasive su