St. Vincent’s Riverside is one of the first hospitals in the world to receive the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system. This next-generation system enhances surgeons’ surgical senses and increases access to minimally invasive robotic surgery for patients in their community.
“The da Vinci 5 reflects our commitment to providing state-of-the-art technologies that increase our patients’ quality of care and experience at our hospital,” said Scott Kashman, president and CEO of St. Vincent's Riverside. “Our surgeons and care teams look forward to utilizing the system’s best-in-class capabilities to improve the health of those in our community who need it most.”
Da Vinci 5 builds on its predecessor’s highly functional design, which has been used in more than 10 million procedures globally since its release in 2001, including nearly 20,000 at all four St. Vincent’s hospitals.
The new system features more than 150 enhancements, including:
· A first-of-its-kind force-sensing technology that decreases damage to patients’ tissue during surgery by 43%
· Improved accuracy and precision
· Next-generation 3D display and image processing enables surgeons to see more during procedures
· 10,000 times more computing power
“The da Vinci 5 will enhance our ability to offer the highest quality of care with a minimally invasive approach for our patients,” said Dr. Martin Martino, medical director, gynecologic oncology and advanced women’s health chair, robotic surgery program at St. Vincent’s. “This means patients will likely experience superior outcomes with less scarring and a faster recovery. This will allow our patients to be able to return to their families sooner.
The da Vinci 5 will be used by surgeons for many complex surgical procedures at St. Vincent’s Riverside to help care for patients with both benign and malignant conditions. Surgeons remain in full control of every operation as the technology offers 3D vision and wrist articulation to surgeons. The da Vinci 5 was FDA-approved in March 2024.
St. Vincent’s Riverside was recently named a Best Regional Hospital by the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospital Rankings for 2024-25. St. Vincent’s was also named a top 15 health system in the country for 2024 by Fortune and PINC AI.
