Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Our hospitals offer the most advanced da Vinci Xi® Surgical System. Using robotics benefits our surgeons in many ways, including:

• 3-D high-definition vision
• Additional arms
• Instant image referencing

During a da Vinci procedure, the surgeon sits at a console viewing 3-D, high-definition images. The surgeon uses the controls below the display to manipulate the robotic arms equipped with surgical instruments. The robotic system interprets and converts the surgeon’s hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of the surgical instruments.

Community Healthcare System surgeons are among the most experienced physicians in the nation with da Vinci robotics and were leaders in introducing da Vinci to Northwest Indiana and the state.

Continuing Community Healthcare System’s role as a trailblazer, St. Mary Medical Center was the first hospital in Northwest Indiana to offer partial and total knee replacement surgery with the Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Surgery System.

This technology enables surgeons to use CT-based 3-D modeling to provide patients with a personalized surgical experience based on their specific anatomy. Patients who have knee replacements with Mako experience less pain and shorter recovery times, getting them home sooner and back to more active lifestyles.

Community Healthcare System employs robotic bronchoscopy technology in addition to robotic surgery assists, to provide diagnostic testing of lung tissue and pulmonary nodules.

Both the Intuitive Ion and the Monarch™ systems address the challenging aspect of lung biopsy by allowing navigation deep into the lung in a way that is as minimally invasive as possible. These innovations allow for more precision, reach, stability and answers – sooner.