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Benefits of Robotic Surgery

Saint Joseph's Center for Robotic Surgery offers patients the latest in minimally-invasive surgical approaches through the use of the daVinci® surgical system from Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Saint Joseph's is one of the few hospitals in the nation to offer robotic surgery for patients undergoing a wide variety of cardiac, thoracic, urological, gynecological and oncology procedures.

Using daVinci®, traditional open surgery can be accomplished endoscopically, with smaller incisions. The daVinci® Surgical System has been used in tens of thousands of minimally-invasive procedures worldwide. For most patients, robotic surgery performed with the daVinci® Surgical System can offer numerous potential benefits over open surgery, including:

Shorter hospital stay
Less pain and scarring
Less risk of wound infections
Less blood loss and fewer transfusions
Faster recovery
Quicker return to normal activities

Saint Joseph's team of robotic surgeons have acquired a level of expertise in robotic surgery seen in few programs of its kind. In 2002, Saint Joseph's became the first hospital in Georgia - and one of only a few in the nation - to perform robotic, totally-endoscopic, closed-chest heart surgery. In 2004, Saint Joseph's was named the exclusive training center in the Southeast for the daVinci® robotic surgery system. As one of only five training sites in the world for the daVinci® Surgical System, physicians from throughout the southeast and around the world are trained in the techniques of minimally invasive robotic surgery by Saint Joseph's physicians.

For more information about robotic surgery, call 1-866-250-STJO or click here.