Medical Dialogues | Union Health Minister Inaugurates Robotic Surgery And Artificial Intelligence Department At Yashoda Hospital Ghaziabad

Apr 13,2023

Yashoda Super Specialty Hospital, one of the leading tertiary care centres in Ghaziabad, launched a new department for Robotic Surgery and Artificial Intelligence.

The department was inaugurated by the Hon. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya in the presence of Hon. Union Ministers, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri and Gen V K Singh.

In order to make new-age surgical technologies accessible to a larger population, the hospital has installed one of the 4th gen robotic surgery programmes, Da Vinci by US-based Intuitive, at the newly opened department. The hospital aims to make RAS affordable and accessible to the public through this initiative, with a focus on driving better patient outcomes.

While inaugurating the department and scientific session, Hon. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh L Mandaviya said that it is setting a milestone in the journey of Health for all mission of the Government of India. He said that it is not only professional work for them to add these kind of services but they are doing it for the growth of the nation. He said the mindset of the nation has changed after 2014 that people were only expecting government to work for the nation but now private hospitals have started to come in the front with a holistic approach for the growth of the nation.

Further to the inauguration, the hospital also conducted an informative session on the benefits of Robotic surgery and AI in healthcare, with a focus on robotic surgery technology.

While speaking at the event, Hon. Union Minister, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri said that other private hospitals should also come up with such great initiatives like Yashoda –Kaushambi to take India to a leading position in healthcare globally. Commenting on the launch,Dr P N Arora, CMD, Yashoda Super Specialty Hospitals, said, “We are always at the forefront of finding newer ways to offer
advanced and affordable healthcare, and it’s our goal to bring the most cuttingedge medical technology to our hospitals for the benefit of our patients. Advanced technologies like Robotic surgery and AI are revolutionizing the healthcare sector and helping us to provide better patient care and experience. With the installation of Da Vinci, we are confident that we will change the lives of many more patients as the treatment will become more effective and less stressful for them.

Commenting on the collaboration with Yashoda Super Specialty Hospital, Mandeep Singh Kumar, VP and Country GM, Intuitive India said, “It is indeed commendable that Yashoda Hospital is extending the best of surgical technologies to all sections of the society in East NCR & Western Uttar Pradesh. The country has been experiencing an upsurge in the adoption of new-age health technologies, and that includes a remarkable increase in the adoption of robotic-assisted surgery.

At Intuitive, we believe technology should enhance a surgeon's ability to perform many types of complex procedures with ease, and experts today are increasingly vouching for robotic-assisted surgery and the Da Vinci system for its enhanced precision, superior visualisation, higher flexibility, and better precision control. We are encouraged to see an increasing number of healthcare providers ready to invest in the latest technology for robotic-assisted surgery, particularly the Da Vinci, for its improved patient and clinical outcomes. The installation of the Da Vinci system at Yashoda Super Specialty Hospital facility demonstrates the healthcare community's faith in our technology and its ability to assist physicians treat without limitations.”

Yashoda Super Specialty Hospital has established itself as a comprehensive healthcare system, providing multispecialty tertiary care services to the community of East NCR & Western Uttar Pradesh. They aim to offer affordable healthcare services to patients in a friendly environment accompanying a firm & rock– solid belief in practicing ethical and transparent medical practices. The hospital's Managing Director Dr Upasana Arora gave the vote of thanks to the dignitaries with commitment towards affordable facility of Robotic Surgeries at Yashoda-Kaushambi with emphasis on quality, safety and innovation.