GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo system, designed for hybrid operating rooms and minimally invasive procedures, has been installed at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation to support advanced clinician training.
The University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, part of the Tampa Medical & Research District, has become the first institution in Florida and third in the world to install GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo, a next-generation, image-guided therapy solution for minimally invasive procedures.
This builds upon a longstanding relationship between Tampa General Hospital, USF Health, and GE HealthCare.
The Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, one of the world’s largest free-standing simulation facilities dedicated exclusively to healthcare training, will become the first simulation center in the world to integrate Allia Moveo into its education and simulation programs for students, faculty, and practicing clinicians, according to a release from GE HealthCare, enabling providers to train on hybrid operating room technology typically found in leading medical centers.
“Gaining access to the latest surgical imaging and guidance technologies further ensures that innovation in education keeps pace with innovation in care,” says Haru Okuda, MD, executive director of Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation and associate vice president of interprofessional education and practice with USF Health, in a release. “Together, we’re creating a training ecosystem that strengthens clinical confidence and, ultimately, shapes a future where every patient benefits from the most advanced surgical techniques available.”
Demand for Minimally Invasive Surgery
As minimally invasive surgery accelerates globally, driven by patient benefits that include reduced pain, shortened hospital stays, and fewer complications, the pace and complexity of innovations like robotics, advanced imaging, and AI-enabled workflows are outpacing traditional training models. This underscores the need for high-fidelity simulation centers in helping teams achieve procedural efficiency, maintain radiation safety, master imaging-guided navigation, and coordinate seamlessly across multidisciplinary hybrid OR environments, according to a release from GE HealthCare.
“This relationship reflects the very best of what can be achieved when academic excellence, clinical expertise, and innovative technology come together with a shared purpose,” says Catherine Estrampes, president and CEO US and Canada at GE HealthCare, in a release. “This will provide clinicians with the tools and training they need to deliver more precise and personalized care. Ultimately, patients benefit most because when we elevate the way clinicians learn and practice, we elevate the quality-of-care patients receive.”
By incorporating Allia Moveo into CAMLS’ simulation-based learning environment, multidisciplinary teams will gain experience with the same technology increasingly used in complex minimally invasive procedures. The technology features a slim, compact, cable-free C-arm designed to enable full movement and unobstructed patient access, a wide-bore C-arm designed to accommodate a diverse patient population and enable cone beam CT imaging, even with patients’ arms down, and AI-powered workflow tools to streamline procedures and help deliver more personalized patient experiences.
This installation also supports the broader vision of the Tampa Medical & Research District, anchored by Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, to create a healthcare and life sciences ecosystem that attracts top clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry partners to Tampa.
A second Allia Moveo system is scheduled to be installed later in 2026 at Tampa General Hospital for clinical use in its hybrid operating room suite.
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