{"id":24493,"date":"2023-10-18T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=24493"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:40:38","slug":"albany-hospital-celebrates-1000-robotic-surgery-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/albany-hospital-celebrates-1000-robotic-surgery-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Albany Hospital Celebrates 1,000 Robotic Surgery Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Albany Hospital Celebrates 1,000 Robotic Surgery Cases<\/h1>\t\t<time>October 18, 2023<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_a544713522db6b822553ab4200bbf1e2\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #42352d\">In February 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-albany-general-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Albany General Hospital<\/a> introduced the&nbsp;da Vinci Xi with the E-100 generator robot to assist with laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgeries. Fast forward over two years later, on September 27, 2023 the surgery team celebrated their 1,000 robotic-assisted surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #42352d\">\u201cThis remarkable milestone highlights the incredible potential of robotic-assisted surgery,\u201d said April Jensen, DO, general surgeon. \u201cOur surgery team is elated to have reached 1,000 surgeries and we look forward to many more successful surgeries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #42352d\">This cutting-edge technology provides the latest advancements the medical field has to offer. The robot has a fully integrated suite that controls light, video and equipment through a computer interface. It allows surgeons the ability to perform more complex procedures and provides benefits to both patients and surgeons.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #42352d\">\u201cThis technology allows us to perform surgeries that are less painful, requires fewer narcotics, offers shorter hospital stays, has less conversions and less readmissions,\u201d said Dr. Jensen. \u201cAll of these benefits help our patients recover quicker so they can get back to normal activities faster.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/robotic-assisted-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robotic-assisted surgery<\/a><span style=\"color: #42352d\">&nbsp;allows surgeons to see better with 10x magnification in 3D and use fully wristed articulating instruments with energy for precise movements and dissection. It also creates an ergonomic environment which helps reduce fatigue throughout the day and extend the longevity of a doctor\u2019s career.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #42352d\">Procedures using the robot include bariatric, hernia and colorectal surgeries, as well as urologic and gynecologic procedures. The hospital currently has 13 surgeons trained on the da Vinci robot:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frederic Bahnson, MD \u2013 general surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julio Bird, MD \u2013 bariatric surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Dowswell, DO \u2013 gynecologic surgery, obstetrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April Jensen, DO \u2013 general surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erika La Vella, DO, FASMBS&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333\">\u2013 bariatric surgery, general surgery.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layron Long, MD \u2013 urology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angelina Pearson, DO \u2013 gynecologic surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marie Ray, MD \u2013 general surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peter \u201cAndrew\u201d Sweeny, DO \u2013 general surgery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leonel Trujillo, DO \u2013 gynecologic surgery, obstetrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathleen Yang, MD \u2013 gynecologic surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robotics-Assisted-Surgery-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Samaritan Albany General Hospital celebrated their 1,000 robotic-assisted surgery with the introduced the da Vinci Xi with the E-100 generator robot.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robotics-Assisted-Surgery-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robotics-Assisted-Surgery-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robotics-Assisted-Surgery-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Samaritan Albany General Hospital surgery team celebrated their 1,000 robotic-assisted surgery on September 27, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":25690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[],"news-types":[272],"services":[252,240,266],"specialty":[36,56,42,65,81,61],"class_list":["post-24493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-types-news","services-obstetrics-gynecology","services-general-surgery","services-urology","specialty-obstetrics","specialty-bariatric-surgery","specialty-general-surgery","specialty-gynecologic-oncology","specialty-urogynecology","specialty-urology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24493"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=24493"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=24493"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=24493"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=24493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}