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Officials at Trinity Health suspected North Dakota was ready for advanced robotic surgery last summer when they recruited urologist Ryan Hedgepeth, MD, to lead the advanced robotics department. What they didn’t realize was how informed their patients would be about robotic surgery and the advantages it offers for certain types of procedures. 
 
Trinity Health introduced the da Vinci Si HD Surgical System to the region last July; it was the debut for this level of technology in North and South Dakota. On April 1, the surgery department at Trinity marked its 100th procedure utilizing this system. 
 
According to Dr. Hedgepeth, many patients were aware of the technology and of its benefits. They have been grateful for the new level of minimally invasive surgery the da Vinci offered them, including shorter recovery times, minimal scarring, less pain, less blood loss,and increased patient safety. 
 
When I first came to Trinity Health, we were determined to deploy this technology deliberately, ensuring the physicians were appropriately trained and comfortable using it for the appropriate cases,” noted Dr. Hedgepeth.