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The da Vinci vision system delivers highly magnified, 3D high-definition views of the surgical area. The instrument size makes it possible for surgeons to guide the technology delicately and operate through small incisions as little as eight millimeters in diameter. (Photo provided)

Robotic-assisted Surgery Comes to A.O. Fox

New Options for Minimally Invasive Procedures Expanding Emergent and General Surgeries in Oneonta

ONEONTA—Bassett Healthcare Network is now offering robotic-assisted surgery at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta, expanding surgical services outside of Cooperstown. The da Vinci Surgical System provides surgeons with an advanced set of instruments to perform minimally invasive surgery.

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