‘Robot doctor’ joins Free State operating rooms

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The Senhora da Oliveira Hospital/Alto Ave Local Health Unit (ULSAVE), in Guimarães, now has robotic surgery, the institution announced today. This is a “giant” step in the care provided to the community. Technology is at the service of the specialties of Urology, Gynecology and General Surgery. Others will join “soon” and thus expand the scope of interventions carried out by this process. This Friday, the Urology Service performed the first two…

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‘Robot doctor’ joins Free State operating rooms

By Selloane Ntshonyane Versius robot helps doctors operate with smaller cuts, less pain and quicker recovery. Free State officials say the high-tech system will improve safety in complex surgeries. A new surgical robot has been unveiled in Bloemfontein to help doctors perform complex operations with more accuracy and fewer risks. The University of the Free State (UFS) and the Free State Department of Health officially launched the Versius Surg…