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Peconic Bay Medical Center’s Clinicians Return From Surgical Trip to El Salvador

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The surgical team, led by Peconic Bay Medical Center's Dr. Agostino Cervone, that provided life-saving care in El Salvador. COURTESY PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER

The surgical team, led by Peconic Bay Medical Center's Dr. Agostino Cervone, that provided life-saving care in El Salvador. COURTESY PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

Inside the operating room of the David V. King Medical Center in Jucuapa, El Salvador, during a surgical trip led by Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center. COURTESY AGOSTINO CERVONE

authorMichelle Trauring on Feb 22, 2023
In most operating rooms in the United States, the turnover time between surgeries is anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes, according to Dr. Agostino Cervone, director of general robotic surgery... more

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