BOCA RATON — Boca Raton Regional Hospital announced it has acquired a second Intuitive da Vinci® Si™ Surgical System.
The purchase of the system was made possible through the additional philanthropy of Boca Raton residents B
arbara and Irving Gutin, long-time supporters of the hospital. The Gutins had gifted the acquisition of Boca Regional’s first da Vinci robot in March of 2011. Since that time, the hospital’s robotic surgery program has developed into the busiest in Palm Beach County.
In recognition of the Gutin’s generosity, Boca Regional has established the Irving and Barbara C. Gutin Center for Robotic Surgery.
“Our hospital has been the beneficiary of the Gutin’s largesse for many years,” said Jan Savarick, president of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation. “Their commitment to see that Boca Regional stays in the forefront of medical technology is once again evidenced in their latest gesture.”
The state-of-the-art da Vinci robotic technology offers surgeons superior visualization, enhanced dexterity and greater precision compared to traditional approaches in minimally invasive surgery. Standard minimally invasive surgery uses small incisions to insert long-shafted instruments, but has certain limitations when the procedure, patient’s anatomy or condition is especially challenging or complex. A number of conditions that could not be addressed with traditional minimally invasive technique can now be performed using the robotic system.
“The Gutin’s generosity has allowed us to not only offer robotic surgery but also expand our capacity in the specialty as more and more patients and their referring physicians turn to us for care,” said Jerry Fedele, president and CEO at Boca Regional. “Their support has made a material difference in the depth and breadth of our minimally invasive surgical capabilities.”
The Gutins have found great satisfaction in their support of the hospital and, most importantly, the patients it serves. “We want our gifts to have a measurable, positive impact, so that we know people are directly benefitting from them,” said Mr. Gutin. “The da Vinci Si system has truly revolutionized surgery, and knowing that so many patients have been able to take advantage of it is very rewarding to my wife and me.”