Robot on display in Ruby lobby

Faculty and staff are invited to swing by the lobby at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to check out the da Vinci® robot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Employees can see the robot in action and try their hand at the controls.

WVU Medicine leads the region in minimally-invasive robotic surgery. The state-of-the-art da Vinci® robot, guided remotely by the surgeon’s hands, allow major surgery to occur through tiny incisions with pinpoint accuracy. Surgeons can perform deep-tissue procedures with minimal trauma because there is no large, open incision.

Other benefits of robotic-assisted surgery include: reduced pain and blood loss, shorter recovery time, shorter hospital stays, reduced scarring, reduced risk of infection, and faster return to daily activities. Learn more.