surgery

A local hospital is one of the first in the country to perform a surgery on fetuses while they’re still in the womb. It’s used to correct a condition that can cause walking and digestive problems.

Families who can’t be with their loved ones in the hospital can now get updates sent to their phones. Local hospitals are using it to improve patient satisfaction.

A surgery offered at a Central Florida hospital is improving outcomes in in infants with spina bifida. It's performed before they’re even born.

A team of engineers from the University of Central Florida, Embry-Riddle, and the International Hip Dysplasia Institute are refining a brace used to treat hip dysplasia in infants. It means that most families could opt out of surgery.