Mercy Medical Center to open new 17k-sq-ft endoscopy suite: 4 things to know

Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center is opening its new endoscopy suite.

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Here are four things to know:

1. The new 17,830-square-foot facility will feature six procedure rooms and 20 patient prep and post-anesthesia care unit rooms.

2. The suite will be under the direction of Paul J. Thuluvath, MD, medical director of The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease at Mercy.

3. The suite will offer a full range of endoscopy services including EGD, colonoscopy, ERCP, liver biopsy and paracentesis.

4. According to Dr. Thuluvath, the new Endoscopy Suite will perform upwards of 10,000 cases per year.

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