Media
Mercy Health System’s marketing and public relations department is excited to share the latest news on the da Vinci® Si™ HD dual-console system with our community. The department is staffed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, central time, Monday through Friday. But please know a member of the team is always available 24 hours, seven days a week.
We are available to assist local, regional, national and international
news media in answering questions, scheduling interviews and photos regarding
the da Vinci Si HD dual-console system. News reporters interested
in interviewing Mercy executives, physicians, nurses or other experts
should contact Trish Skram or Toya Webb. Please see our Media Relations
Policy for further information.
Mercy da Vinci in the News
›› Second marriages bring men in to reverse vasectomies | The Janesville Gazette
›› Wisconsin Hospital First In Midwest to Use da Vinci Si HD In Surgery | WIFR News
Two sets of hands are always better than one when heading into surgery.
Now Wisconsin surgeons are suiting-up without even getting theirs
messy. Mercy Hospital in Janesville has welcomed the "da Vinci Si HD"
into its operating rooms. The dual-console robotic surgical system
allows two surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures utilizing
the mechanical hands. The da Vinci has twice the viewing
resolution and the HD cameras can see more than the human eye. Some
benefits for patients include faster recovery, less pain, less risk of
infections, and minimal scarring which adds up to increased
satisfaction.
"The goal is to take something very difficult that would keep people in
the hospital for a very long time and make it simpler, but not
compromise the outcome. We want better than normal outcomes, but a
situation where the patient can go home and resume his daily activities
in a much shorter period of time," says urologist Nick Gianitsos, MD.
›› New Robot Assists With Delicate Surgeries | WISC-TV
JANESVILLE, Wis. - As the assembly lines of General Motors halt,
the history of manufacturing in Janesville has reached a pivotal point.
Now, the city's biggest employer hopes robotic technology can revive
the struggling area. Mercy Health System showcased its latest
instrument on Monday.
›› Mercy goes high-tech with robots | WCLO radio
›› Janesville Mercy Hospital ready for robotic surgery | WCLO radio
›› It's the Mercy robot | Stan Milam Show
›› Follow Mercy Hospital on Twitter | Wisconsin State Journal
›› Robotic surgery is here | The Beloit Daily News
›› Mercy to offer robotic surgery | The Janesville Gazette
Media relations staff
Barb Bortner, marketing and public relations vice president
Phone: (608) 743-2052
Email: bbortner@mhsjvl.org
Fax: (608) 743-2061
Tom Jensen, marketing director
Phone: (262) 749-8407
Email: tjensen@mhsjvl.org
Fax: (815) 743-8241
Trish Skram, media specialist
Office phone: (608) 741-2413
Cell phone: (608) 772-0310
Email: tskram@mhsjvl.org
Twitter ID: @trishskram
Fax: (608) 743-2061
