Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) has completed more than 20,000 robotic-assisted surgeries using the groundbreaking da Vinci surgical system. SMH, which participated in early clinical trials of  robotic technology, was the first hospital in Florida – and among the first in the world – to acquire Intuitive Surgical’s daVinci S robot when it first became commercially available in 2006. Over two decades, the company has worked with SMH and other pioneering robotic surgeons to steadily advance and expand the technology, and provide unparalleled precision, dexterity and control in minimally invasive surgical procedures. SMH’s robotic surgical team is using the da Vinci systems across multiple specialties, including general surgery, gynecology and gynecologic oncology, thoracic surgery, urology, and ENT, giving patients access to precision minimally invasive care backed by nearly two decades of local experience.