New Technology At Flowers Hospital
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Posted: 3:40 PM Oct 24, 2008
Last Updated: 3:56 PM Oct 24, 2008

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Flowers Hospital is now home to new equipment that speeds up recovery time for patients.

It's called The Da Vinci Machine and it is run by robotics. Already six doctors have been trained to use the equipment.

The machine allows doctors to create a tiny incision to operate, as opposed to cutting several inches of a patient's skin to reach the problem-area. Only 18 percent of hospitals in the nation are home to this cutting-edge technology.

Lana Moulton with Flowers Hospital said, "It is minimally evasive, and the patients have a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss and the outcomes they're really excited about."

Three procedures have already been done using The Davinci Machine at Flowers Hospital.

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Posted by: citizen Location: dothan on Oct 24, 2008 at 04:50 PM
Southeast Alabama Medical Center has been using this system for at least about the last couple of years.

Posted by: Jerry Location: Dothan on Oct 24, 2008 at 04:40 PM
This is not a new machine, Southeast Alabama Medical Center has been using this for years. Check your facts WTVY. My uncle just had surgery at SAMC and is doing great!

Posted by: Bob Location: Dothan on Oct 24, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Congratulations on catching up Flowers. SAMC has had the DaVinci Robot for a few years now.

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