Bassett adds surgical robot to A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta

ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network now offers robotic-assisted surgery at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta with the da Vinci Surgical System.

The system provides surgeons with an advanced set of instruments to perform minimally invasive surgery, according to a press release from Bassett.

“Having the capability to offer robotic-assisted surgery at A.O. Fox Hospital in addition to Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown will significantly increase surgical options for adult patients in Oneonta and its surrounding areas,”  Bassett’s Chief of Surgery Luis Oceguera said. “A.O. Fox Hospital, which serves one of the largest populations in Bassett’s service area, can triage and accommodate many more surgical interventions without patients having to travel to Cooperstown or further.”

The da Vinci vision system delivers highly magnified, three-dimensional, high-definition views of the surgical area while the instrument size makes it possible for surgeons to guide the technology and operate through incisions as small as eight millimeters in diameter.

“The benefits of this approach to minimally invasive surgery include shorter stays in the hospital, less pain, and quicker recoveries,” Oceguera said. “This will be a benefit to our patients and will attract additional practitioners to the area as well.”

Robotic-assisted surgical cases at A.O. Fox now include procedures for hernias, gallbladder removal, appendectomies, gynecological procedures, and urology surgery.

“We are committed to enhancing patient care by bringing this state-of-the-art system and surgical expertise to A.O. Fox Hospital,” Henry F. Weil, Bassett Healthcare Network senior VP, chief clinical and academic officer, and Bassett Medical Center chief operating officer, said.

Bassett Healthcare Network provides care and services across a 5,600-square-mile region of upstate New York through hospitals, community- and school-based clinics, and skilled-nursing facilities.