Robotic Surgery at Methodist

High-tech option offering many benefits.

Methodist was the first hospital in Central Illinois (in 2005) to offer the four-arm da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. 

Robotic surgery is used at Methodist for:

• Cardiology
• Urology
• Gynecology
• General Surgery

How does it work?

Using the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System, the surgeon sits at a console viewing a 3-D image of the surgical site.  The system translates the surgeon's hand and wrist movements into precise movements of surgical instruments inside the patient.

What are the benefits?

Robotic surgery requires dime-sized incisions, in contrast to much larger incisions needed in traditional open surgery.  And for many procedures, the robotic approach can be faster and easier than laparoscopic surgery.