CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs now offers a robotic-assisted surgery program, the hospital announced Tuesday.
The addition of the da Vinci® XiTM Surgical System makes it the only hospital in southwest Arkansas to provide minimally invasive, robotic-assisted procedures. The da Vinci® XiTM Surgical System is part of a multidisciplinary program offering general surgery, gynecology and urology services with significant patient benefits that include less pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times.
“Our patients here in Hot Springs and across southwest Arkansas deserve the highest quality care available and this addition of the country’s most advanced surgical robot is one more step forward in our commitment to providing them with the best, most compassionate care possible,” said CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs President Dr. Douglas Ross.
The first surgery in Hot Springs utilizing the da Vinci® system will be conducted by CHI St. Vincent general surgeon Dr. Vinicio Medina. With robotic-assisted surgery, the surgeon remains 100 percent in control of the procedure, but the da Vinci® system translates hand movements into smaller, more precise movements with the added benefit of a 3D magnified view, according to a press release.
“This advancement offers both patients and my fellow surgeons the opportunity to do far more than conduct incredibly precise and minimally invasive procedures,” said Medina. “It also helps ensure increasingly better patient outcomes with less time in surgery, less time in the hospital and an even smaller chance for any complications.”
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