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Robotic surgery: The future of medicine is already here

When you hear the term “robotic surgery,” your mind might jump to futuristic images of mechanical humanoids operating in a sci-fi hospital of tomorrow. But in reality, robotic surgery is already here — the future is now.

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1997

Neely House is established; first-of-its-kind bed and breakfast-style home within the hospital to host cancer patients and their families. Rooftop helipad opened for pediatric and adult Medflight patients.

2007

Paul Pierce Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery is established with funds from Boston Celtics great, Paul Pierce.

2008

Tufts-New England Medical Center is re-named Tufts Medical Center.

2014

Tufts Medicine (originally called Wellforce) was formed by Circle Health (including Lowell General Hospital) and Tufts Medical Center, along with the physicians from the New England Quality Care Alliance and the Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization.

2018

Care at Home (originally Home Health Foundation) joined Tufts Medicine (then Wellforce), enabling the system to create one of the largest home health and hospice providers in the region to serve a growing need for at-home health services.

2021

Tufts physician networks united to form one value-driven, clinically integrated network, Tufts Medical Center. A year later, drawing on our close relationship with Tufts University and its medical school, we renamed the entire system Tufts Medicine.

2021

MelroseWakefield Hospital becomes the first hospital in New England to offer aquablation therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous condition where the prostate has grown to be larger than normal that impacts half of all men ages 51 to 60.

1958

Maurice Raben, MD a pediatric endocrinologist at Tufts Children’s Hospital purified hormones from human pituitary glands to create the first growth hormone treatment. Immunosuppression therapy is developed to aid in successful organ transplants.

1962

Nearly 70 years after the hospital was founded, MelroseWakefield surgeon Dr. Geza J. Jako, a pioneer in the use of laser surgery, developed the first microsurgical instruments for the surgical treatment of the vocal cords and throat cancer. He would later develop a surgical laser for the treatment of a wide range of head and neck lesions, and he promoted the wider use of lasers in all medical disciplines, especially cancer treatment.

1963

The Family Participation Unit is established at Tufts Children’s Hospital, allowing parents to stay overnight with their children.

1965

The first neighborhood health center is founded by Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston’s Columbia Point housing project

1981

The world’s first pediatric trauma center established at Tufts Children’s Hospital.

1987

Staff at Tufts MC create the practice of case management, the first hospital to do so.

1992

The first, full-service private teaching hospital in Boston is created with the addition of a maternity service.

1993

MelroseWakefield Hospital opens its cardiac catheterization lab, one of the first of its kind in Massachusetts. To this day, MelroseWakefield remains the only hospital in our service area with such a lab, able to treat heart attacks onsite.

1911

Floating Hospital (now Tufts) started hospital-based human milk collection for sick babies.

1918

The Boston Dispensary opened the first nutrition clinic of its kind in the world.

1919

An artificial milk product is invented at Tufts Children’s Hospital, that is later successfully marketed as Similac.

1927

Modern diagnostic test for syphilis discovered at the Boston Dispensary.

1929

The Boston Dispensary begins an affiliation with Tufts Children’s Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine.

1930

The world’s first experiment in group psychotherapy takes place at the Boston Dispensary.

1938

100-bed Pratt Clinic, the largest diagnostic clinic in the world, is constructed at the Boston Dispensary.

1947

First children’s playroom established to apply recreational therapy.

1796

The Boston Dispensary

The Boston Dispensary is established as the first permanent medical facility in New England and the third in the United States.

1803

First public health vaccination campaign for smallpox began.

1814

The Boston Dispensary became the first medical facility to assign nurses to needy patients.

1873

The first dental clinic in the country for the poor was established.

1883

The first U.S. scientific use of Swedish massage and the beginnings of rehabilitative medicine begins at the Boston Dispensary.

1886

The first Visiting Nurse Association established.

1894

Floating Hospital for Children (now Tufts Children’s Hospital) was founded on a ship, where doctors’ believed the sea air of Boston Harbor would help the sick kids get well.

1899

The Boston Dispensary opens the first U.S. lung clinic.

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Tufts Medicine brings together the best of academic and community medicine to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care. We are Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University and the Tufts University School of Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home, and an integrated network of 2,300 physicians. Together, we treat the most complex conditions, keep our communities healthy and bring research breakthroughs to life.

Whether you're looking to get back on your feet with a knee replacement, considering weight loss surgery, or need a life-saving organ transplant, you deserve exceptional care. Learn how Tufts Medicine is transforming lives with expertise, compassion, and cutting-edge technology.

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Click on dates on the timeline below to learn about the rich history of Tufts Medicine.

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2021

Melrose Wakefield Hospital becomes the first hospital in New England to offer aquablation therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous condition where the prostate has grown to be larger than normal that impacts half of all men ages 51 to 60.

1997

2007

2008

2014

Paul Pierce Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery is established with funds from Boston Celtics great, Paul Pierce.

Tufts-New England Medical Center is re-named Tufts Medical Center.

1981

1987

1992

1993

The world’s first pediatric trauma center established at Tufts Children’s Hospital.

Staff at Tufts MC create the practice of case management, the first hospital to do so.

The first, full-service private teaching hospital in Boston is created with the addition of a maternity service.

1965

1963

1962

1958

The Family Participation Unit is established at Tufts Children’s Hospital, allowing parents to stay overnight with their children.

The first neighborhood health center is founded by Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston’s Columbia Point housing project.

1929

1930

1938

1947

The Boston Dispensary begins an affiliation with Tufts Children’s Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine.

The world’s first experiment in group psychotherapy takes place at the Boston Dispensary.

100-bed Pratt Clinic, the largest diagnostic clinic in the world, is constructed at the Boston Dispensary.

First children’s playroom established to apply recreational therapy.

1911

1918

1919

1927

Floating Hospital (now Tufts) started hospital-based human milk collection for sick babies.

The Boston Dispensary opened the first nutrition clinic of its kind in the world.

An artificial milk product is invented at Tufts Children’s Hospital, that is later successfully marketed as Similac.

Modern diagnostic test for syphilis discovered at the Boston Dispensary.

1883

1886

1894

1899

The first U.S. scientific use of Swedish massage and the beginnings of rehabilitative medicine begins at the Boston Dispensary.

The first Visiting Nurse Association established.

Floating Hospital for Children (now Tufts Children’s Hospital) was founded on a ship, where doctors’ believed the sea air of Boston Harbor would help the sick kids get well.

The Boston Dispensary opens the first U.S. lung clinic.

1796

1803

1814

1873

The Boston Dispensary

The Boston Dispensary is established as the first permanent medical facility in New England and the third in the United States.

First public health vaccination campaign for smallpox began.

The Boston Dispensary became the first medical facility to assign nurses to needy patients.

The first dental clinic in the country for the poor was established.

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Neurosurgery

Minimally invasive techniques can address all kinds of neurologic and spinal conditions, from back pain to brain tumors and epilepsy.

Joint replacement

Robotic-assisted joint replacement lets most patients walk out of hip and knee replacements the same day.

Gynecological

Advanced techniques like robotic-assisted and laparoscopic surgery are used to treat conditions ranging from abnormal uterine bleeding to infertility.

Cancer

Robotic-assisted techniques help doctors treat cancer safely and effectively, including: digestive and gastrointestinal, colorectal, gynecological, head and neck, lung cancer, and prostate cancers.

Weight loss

Minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques like intragastric balloons and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty help reduce stomach size and aid weight loss.

Heart

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is an alternative to many open heart surgeries and can be used to treat heart conditions including: arrhythmia, valve disorders, and stenosis.

The next generation of surgery

Minimally invasive and robotic assisted surgeries are changing care for the better. Scratch off each box and learn how next generation technology and techniques are making many common surgeries safer and more effective.

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