The ability to offer the most cutting-edge version of this technology to our patients in northern New England is a tremendous asset, and ensures DHMC continues to be a robotic leader in our region.
Stacey M. Cosco, DNPThis week, Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center joined a select group of hospitals nationwide when it obtained a state-of-the-art surgical robot used in multiple procedures. DHMC’s da Vinci 5 was delivered Monday and will soon be deployed to improve efficiency, accuracy and patient outcomes.
Made by medical device manufacturer Intuitive, the da Vinci 5 is built upon the clinical and operational value from more than 14 million procedures performed with previous iterations of the da Vinci surgical platform. DHMC is one of only two hospitals in New England to offer da Vinci 5 to patients (the other being Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA).
“We are continuously striving to offer the most advanced technology and highest level of precision to our patients, who put their complete trust in our providers and hospital when they come in for surgery,” said Stacey M. Cosco, DNP, vice president of perioperative and surgical services at DHMC. “The Dartmouth Health system has seen great success using earlier models of the da Vinci platform, with surgeons and patients alike reporting high satisfaction with its results. The ability to offer the most cutting-edge version of this technology to our patients in northern New England is a tremendous asset, and ensures DHMC continues to be a robotic leader in our region.”
The da Vinci 5 allows surgeons to see a high-resolution 3D image of the area they are operating on. The platform also incorporates first-of-its-kind force-sensing technology, which allows surgeons to sense and measure the force exerted on tissue during surgery. Preclinical trials of the da Vinci 5 showed surgeons using the device used up to 43% less force to tissue while operating.
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Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.