New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has completed more than 20,000 robotic surgeries since launching its program in 2016, with the health system now performing more than 5,000 procedures annually across 19 da Vinci systems at 10 sites of care.
The milestone, announced May 21, comes as the system has trained more than 100 surgeons on robotic-assisted techniques over the past decade. Leaders cited significant reductions in lengths of stay: on average, lung lobe resections dropped from 18.5 days to 8.8, nephrectomies from 11.9 days to 2.8 and malignant hysterectomies from 11.2 days to 2.4.
“Building one of the nation’s largest robotic surgery programs in a public hospital system has transformed not only patient care, but also our ability to attract and retain exceptional surgeons committed to academic excellence and health equity,” Andrew Winer, MD, clinical lead for robotic surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals said in the release.
NYC Health + Hospitals said it has worked to broaden access to robotic surgery beyond private health systems, making procedures available to patients regardless of insurance status.
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