Antioch hospital the first in East Contra Costa to offer robotic surgery

ANTIOCH Residents of East Contra Costa County no longer need to progress outside the county for advanced surgical care thanks to an advanced surgical robotic system at Sutter Delta Therapeutic Center in Antioch Related Articles Rural patients face tough choices when their hospitals stop delivering babies First call centers replaced a multitude of medical professional receptionists Now AI is coming Stroke recipient blames major brain damage on inadequate care at California hospital Her miscarriage presented the limits of California s abortion protections Where you live matters Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental fitness units afloat Federal cuts could sink them According to Dr Christopher Solis chair of Sutter Delta s Department of Surgery the hospital is the only one in East Contra Costa County with the Intuitive da Vinci a robotic system for minimally invasive surgery which provides minimal scarring reduces person recovery time and improves victim outcomes Our local patients do not have to drive - miles away to get the same level of care that they can now get here locally and that s huge for them declared Solis at a latest ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling the system That means getting a ride to and from the hospital is that much easier getting the support the operating room is easier having your family visit you is much easier because they are all local Dr Christopher Solis addresses colleagues during the unveiling of the Intuitive da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Curative Center in Antioch CA on Friday May The da Vinci is an advanced surgical robotic system that provides minimal scarring reduces case recovery time and improves individual outcomes Don Feria for Bay Area News Group The benefits are also already attracting surgeons from the region to Sutter Delta due to the shorter wait times for advanced procedures compared to other hospitals in the Bay Area disclosed Solis Other hospitals that have robotics usually have anywhere from a six- to eight-weeks wait typically to get into the operating room and we don t have that announced Solis We will be able to provide access to our robot in a time that other hospitals can t and those surgeons who have patients suffering from cancer or pain need not wait eight to weeks The da Vinci has more than design improvements for enhanced precision better instrument handling and advanced D HD visualization Unlike traditional laparoscopic tools it offers advanced visualization and greater dexterity allowing surgeons to confront complex anatomy with more natural gentle movements All that helps with faster healing Obviously the less trauma we instill on a recipient the faster they are going to recover and we can now do more minimally invasive surgeries easier because we have all that equipment as a surgeon announced Solis New mechanism allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists in a demonstration during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Curative Center in Antioch CA on Friday May Don Feria for Bay Area News Group New instrument allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists in a demonstration during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Diagnostic Center in Antioch CA on Friday May Don Feria for Bay Area News Group Dr Sharon De Edwards MD works the controls during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Biological Center in Antioch CA on Friday May New tool allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists Don Feria for Bay Area News Group New mechanism allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists in a demonstration during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Diagnostic Center in Antioch CA on Friday May Don Feria for Bay Area News Group Sutter Healthcare Antioch CEO Trevor Brand center left and Dr Christopher Solis center right cut a ribbon during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Health Center in Antioch CA on Friday May New tool allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists Don Feria for Bay Area News Group Show Caption of New mechanism allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists in a demonstration during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Curative Center in Antioch CA on Friday May Don Feria for Bay Area News Group Expand The system also features a more ergonomic console allowing surgeons to perform longer and more complex operations with less physical and mental fatigue The da Vinci s force feedback device allows surgeons to gauge the pressure and tension they exert on tissues which Solis disclosed helps surgeons hone their skills With the robotic system Sutter Delta expects to convert about three or four laparoscopic surgeries to robotic ones in a day We are going to convert of our surgeries to robotic surgeries the remaining will still be open traditional surgery because that is what the patients need explained Solis Sutter Delta Diagnostic Center at this moment has a group of four surgeons including Solis and plans to add six new surgeons specializing in colorectal gynecologic and gynecologic oncologic surgery Those are four specialties that will be added as brand-new surgeons to our hospital and that is a operation line we did not have for our patients so it s huge for our public commented Solis During the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sutter Delta CEO Trevor Brand shared a personal story about his grandfather in Tennessee who died of prostate cancer a meager years ago Sutter Soundness Antioch CEO Trevor Brand during the unveiling of the Intuitive Da Vinci surgical robot at Sutter Delta Therapeutic Center in Antioch CA on Friday May New hardware allows for instruments to mimic the movements of the hands and wrists Don Feria for Bay Area News Group I often say it wasn t necessarily the cancer that impacted him it was the lack of access to a top-tier facility and lack of incredible equipment Bringing in something like this to our society helps us to make sure that people like my grandfather don t have the same type of situation that happens to them disclosed Brand We re excited to bring this to our public so our patients can have a better shot and continue living and being with their families The first surgery using the new da Vinci system at Sutter Delta is scheduled for the end of June