North Oaks Medical Center celebrates 10 years of robotic surgical use North Oaks Medical Center celebrates 10 years of robotic surgical use (Source: North Oaks Health System) By Jesse Brooks | May 6, 2021 at 9:16 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 9:16 PM
HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - 10 years ago, North Oaks Medical Centerâs Surgical Services became the first facility on the Northshore to install a robotic surgical system, said spokesperson Melanie Zafutto, and the center is commemorating the historic milestone.
âOakleeâ was installed at North Oaks on May 4, 2011, Zafutto said. In the early days of the program, only gynecologic and urologic procedures were performed with the new robot, lovingly named Oaklee. Now, surgeons perform minimally invasive robotic colorectal, general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery at the hospital.