MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — New systems to help patients recover more quickly from surgery are coming to USA Health, according to hospital officials.
With Stimpson out, who will run for Mobile mayor and what will it take to win?
Those new systems are da Vinci Xi surgical systems. The new systems are being added at University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
“In the operating room, a surgeon controls the da Vinci system’s four tiny instruments from a console using magnified views of the surgery site,” hospital officials explained. “Robotic instruments move like a human hand but with greater precision and a greater range of motion.”
This ultimately leads to a quicker recovery for patients as medical professionals say there is a smaller incision and less trauma to the body to recover from.
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office serves search warrant on Bayou La Batre police officer’s home
“USA Health continues to invest in advanced technology to ensure the community and our physicians have access to the highest level of care,” Shannon Scaturro, MSHA, MSN, CRNA, FACHE, chief operating officer for USA Health and assistant vice president for medical affairs, said. “This additional investment in our robotic surgery program will allow greater access to this specialized technology and expand the opportunities for the next generation of physicians to receive advanced surgical training.”