Dignity Health Merced | helloHealthy | Summer 2018

2 DignityHealth.org/Merced | Summer 2018 Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. The da Vinci Xi system gives patients another option for general surgery procedures. Da Vinci robotic surgery is a less invasive technique and offers several potential benefits, including a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss, fewer complications, less need for narcotic pain medicine, a faster recovery, and smaller incisions associated with minimal scarring. “We are excited to add the new da Vinci Xi system to our surgical offerings at Mercy Medical Center,” says Alfred Johnson, MD, general surgeon with the Dignity Health Medical Group. “This state-of-the-art technology allows us to expand our robotic surgery options to include general surgery and benefits our patients by making operations safer with a faster recovery and less pain.” The robotic option New surgical system means faster recovery Big benefits Da Vinci robotic surgery is a less- invasive technique that offers many benefits, including: ●  ● A shorter hospital stay. ●  ● Less blood loss and fewer complications. ●  ● Less need for narcotic pain medicine. ●  ● A faster recovery. ●  ● Smaller incisions associated with minimal scarring. Our robotic surgery program features specialties in: ●  ● Colorectal surgery ●  ● Gallbladder surgery ●  ● General surgery