February 29, 2008, Toms River, NJ - Robotic surgery has
been in place at Community Medical Center since mid 2007
and is being used for urologic and gynecologic procedures.
Based on our current volume, it is anticipated that Community
Medical Center will perform its 100th case in April.
The robotic surgery team
consists of 10 surgeons who are trained to perform robotic
surgery and a staff of nurses, surgical technicians and anesthesiologists.
The robot functions as an extension of the surgeon’s
skilled hands. Special instruments are used that are “wristed” to
function like a human hand but are only 8mm in size as opposed
to a traditional “non-wristed” laparoscopic instrument
or the large size of a human hand. For the patient this means
significantly less pain, scarring and recovery time.
For additional information
on robotic surgery check out the Community
Medical Center web site or call 1-888-SBHS-123 for a referral to a physician
who performs robotic surgery at Community Medical Center.
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