Hoag Hospital recently received a Center of Excellence in
Robotic Surgery accreditation from the Surgical Review Corp., an internationally recognized
patient safety organization, according to a news release.
The organization recognized Hoag for its 15,000 robotic surgeries, which
were completed at its Newport Beach and Irvine campuses.
“While robotics is still just one tool in a surgeon’s tool
box, this advanced technology allows our physicians to consistently deliver
the safest, highest-quality care to our robotic surgery patients,”
Robert Braithwaite, Hoag president and chief executive, said in a statement. “This minimally invasive option is becoming
the standard of care for many procedures in a variety of areas of expertise
at Hoag, including
cancer,
women’s and
heart programs, as well as general surgery.”