For 150 years, families from throughout the region have depended upon Southwest. The medical center has grown along with the community. Today, the oldest hospital in the Pacific Northwest, is among the most experienced with renowned specialists in just about every medical field. Our pioneering medicine campaign captures our past and future. Past topics include: bone/joint health, spine health, cancer care, vascular surgery, women's health, and heart care.

Science and technology are literally joining hands to make your next surgery easier. Robotic assisted surgery, a new type of minimally invasive surgery, blends the best of science and technology with the trained mind, eyes and hands of skillful surgeons. That could possibly make your next surgery easier. Easier because you have smaller incisions, less pain and faster recovery. While not all surgeries are good candidates for this new process, surgeons are finding more and more ways to use the technology to improve your quality of life. Read on to learn more about the pioneering technologies and services that help us get you on the road to recovery with less pain and in less time.

Precision robotic-assisted surgery comes to Southwest with the da Vinci Surgical System, with R. Scott Rushing, MD What is robotic assisted surgery?

Getting back on your feet after spinal surgery, with Hoang Le, MD Minimally invasive discectomy

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•  Robotic-assisted surgery (1 min.)
•  See our 30-second TV spot on robotic-assisted surgery 

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