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MEDIA ADVISORY - Irving Shipbuilding to announce lead gift to the QEII Foundation for spinal robotics surgical technology at the QEII Health Sciences Centre


HALIFAX, NS, Jan. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Irving Shipbuilding Inc. will announce a donation to the QEII Foundation to support spinal robotics technology and research at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.

With the support from this lead donation, the QEII was the first health centre in Canada to perform a patient procedure using the robot, and the only health centre in Atlantic Canada to house the technology.

The advanced technology, called the MAZORtm X Stealth Edition, combines an innovative robotic arm and an advanced surgical navigation system to help perform some of the most exact, personalized surgeries possible. The technology is used for patients needing spinal implants ? like screws and rods ? for degenerative conditions.

Announcement Details

WHAT

Members of the media are invited to attend a gift announcement to the QEII Foundation from Irving Shipbuilding Inc.

 

Representatives from Irving Shipbuilding, QEII Foundation, and the QEII Health Sciences Centre will be available for interviews.

 

WHEN

 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

 

WHERE

Halifax Convention Centre
1650 Argyle Street, Halifax
Room 605

 

MEDIA CONTACT

Tanya MacLean, VP Communications and Marketing
902 489 5664 | [email protected]

 

SOURCE QEII FOUNDATION


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