State-of-the-Art Trauma Operating Room Opens at Foothills Medical Centre

CALGARY – Patients with severe traumatic injuries now have access to faster diagnosis and more comprehensive treatment than ever before thanks to a state-of-the-art hybrid operating suite now open at Foothills Medical Centre. The Interventional Trauma Operating Room (ITOR) is the first operating room in North America and only the second in the world specially designed to control bleeding of patients with severe traumatic injuries. The 150-square-metre, $6-million suite – funded by Calgary Health Trust and the Government of Alberta – is more than twice the size of a traditional operating