St. Joseph Hospital surgeons perform a wide variety of surgical procedures through the use of the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
As the first community hospital in Southern California to obtain the da Vinci surgical robot, it’s no surprise that St. Joseph Hospital surgeons have performed more than 600 da Vinci robotic surgery procedures in the combined fields of urology, gynecology, oncology and pediatrics.
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Robotic surgery offers patients many advantages over traditional surgery. For most patients, potential benefits of robotic-assisted surgery include:
- 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
- Better outcomes
Robotic technology takes surgery beyond the limits of the human hand, introducing precise, versatile instrument movement combined with three-dimensional visualization of the operative site. With the assistance of the da Vinci Surgical System, St. Joseph Hospital surgeons now perform complex surgical procedures through 1-2 cm incisions, and with greater precision and control than ever before.