Dr. Mike Aberger sits in the Da Vinci surgical console to see the new features on the upgraded model/ Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph has been utilizing robotic assisted surgery for going on three years, but now the hospital will be getting an upgrade. The Da Vinci system helps provide minimally invasive surgery with surgeons being assisted by robotics. Da Vinci representative Whitney Eliot says the procedure helps hospitals get patients home quicker. "If you are able to have a same day procedure where they're not having to stay and use a bed, that means a lot to hospitals, because they're able to treat more patients," Eliot tells reporters. "So, with Da Vinci patients are usually able to come in and be treated same day, most of the time go home that afternoon, or if anything it's just going to be a shorter length of stay for them." Eliot says the system also helps make the careers of surgeons longer by p
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