To meet the rising demand for cancer care, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rochester, Minn., has ramped up its treatment capacity via the use of robotics.
Automated chemotherapy compounding is more than 10 years old, but advancements in the technology have increased uptake among hospital pharmacies in the last five years. The robot’s biggest advantage: It eliminates staff exposure to dangerous chemotherapies. Technicians operate the machine but don’t need