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ON OUR RADAR

It’s fascinating how much we have advanced as a species with the use of technology – but Memorial Hermann is making the phrase “healthcare
innovation” work for them, with their state-of-the-art roboticsassisted surgeries.
Though robotics in healthcare is nothing new, it’s quickly becoming the latest
advancement in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) where patients can receive the
benefits of a traditional surgery without the large scar to show for it. Memorial
Hermann uses the daVinci® Surgical System, which is the first surgical robotic system in the world to have been approved by the FDA. With over 3 million minimally invasive surgeries worldwide, 4,500 of these robotic procedures have
been performed here at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center. The campus has trained over 3,000 surgeons across six specialties placing Memorial
Hermann – TMC as the second most experienced daVinci robotics hospital in the
nation.
Illustration and words by German Arellano

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The future is now. www.memorialhermann.org