The Genesis HealthCare System Surgery Team recently surpassed 5,000 robotic-assisted surgeries. Robotic-assisted surgery is when a specially trained surgeon operates robotic arms to move instruments in ways that human hands cannot and to reach into tiny openings. The advantages of robotic-assisted surgeries are smaller incisions, pinpoint precision, faster recoveries, lower infection rates and shorter hospital stays. Genesis offers robotic-assisted surgeries for a variety of specialties, including general, thoracic, urology and gynecology surgeries.

“Robotic-assisted surgery is an advanced form of minimally invasive surgery,” said Stuart Chow, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., F.A.C.S, Medical Director of Trauma and Robotic Surgery Programs at Genesis HealthCare System. “Genesis has been performing robotic-assisted surgery for over a decade and added a second surgery robot in 2022. It’s exciting that our community hospital can offer this innovative technology to our patients. Genesis ranks in the top 3% of all hospitals for utilization of robotic-assisted surgeries with the DaVinci Xi system.”