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Chester County Hospital
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Chester County Hospital Performs 2,000th Surgery in Just 5 Years
(West Chester, PA) -- Chester County Hospital's Robotics Program marked its 2,000th surgery! Dianne D. Hotmer, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology, performed the milestone surgery in late March. The achievement reflects the community's need for surgeries that are less invasive and result in less pain, faster recovery and fewer surgical complications.
To keep up with the demand of the 500+ robot cases the hospital sees each year, a second state-of-the-art robot - the da Vinci Xi - was added to the program in early 2016. The da Vinci robotics systems allow surgeons to perform advanced minimally invasive surgeries with the help of robotic arms.
According to James Kozub, PA-C, Robotic Surgery Coordinator at Chester County Hospital, "The new robot has an entirely new design that allows easier and greater access to all quadrants of the abdomen, which will facilitate our ability to accomplish those more complex, multi-quadrant cases in a more efficient manner."
In addition to the da Vinci Xi, the hospital has also acquired a Trumpf Medical TruSystem 7000dV surgical table. The table connects to the da Vinci Xi so that a patient can be dynamically positioned while the surgeon operates. Chester County Hospital is the first in the region with a "fully integrated" robotics program meaning the surgical team can reposition the patient by syncing the surgical table and da Vinci robot during surgery.
The Robotics Program at the hospital encompasses more than a dozen physicians and numerous medical specialties including, but not limited to: General Surgery, Gynecology, Gynecology/Oncology and Urology. The program performs over 18 different surgical procedures within these specialties.
Kozub adds, "Having a multispecialty team of surgeons skilled in such a wide range of cases allows us to perform complex resections involving several specialties." This multidisciplinary team of surgeons includes Pamela R. Demnicki, MD, Steven G. Fukuchi, M., Donelle L. Rhoads, MD and Kenneth A. Witterholt, MD from General Surgery; Melissa L. Delaney, DO, Christina E. Ellis, MD, Dianne D. Hotmer, MD and Richard J. Mansfield, MD from Obstetrics/Gynecology; Donald H. Andersen, MD, William G. Merriam, MD and Ilene Y. Wong, MD from Urology and Robert L. Giuntoli, MD from Gynecology-Oncology.
The Robotics Program at Chester County Hospital launched in September 2011 and exceeded its year-long projection of 100 robotic surgeries within just five months. The skill level of those involved in the Robotics Program at its launch rivals similar programs that have been in existence much longer.
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About Chester County Hospital
Founded in 1892 as the county's first hospital, the non-profit has grown into a 248-bed acute-care inpatient facility in West Chester, PA. It also has outpatient services in Exton, PA; West Goshen, PA; New Garden, PA; West Grove, PA: Jennersville, PA and Kennett Square, PA. In 2013, Chester County Hospital became part of Penn Medicine, which is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to medical education, biomedical research, and excellent patient care. In addition to quality-driven medical and surgical services, Chester County Hospital also offers home health, inpatient hospice and skilled nursing care; occupational medicine; outpatient laboratory, radiology and physical therapy services; wound care; cardiopulmonary rehab; and a prenatal clinic for the under-served. In 2020, Chester County Hospital will complete the largest expansion in its history. The project will welcome a state-of-the-art procedural platform with 15 operating room suites, a 99-bed patient tower, a new main entrance and an expanded and renovated Emergency Department. Learn More! >>