Robot surgeon a cut above the rest

A robot surgeon has joined the operating team at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

Robot surgeon a cut above the rest

The first 29 patients who have undergone robotic surgery in the hospital recovered twice as fast as those who had conventional procedures.

The Da Vinci Xi robot cost €2.8m and was donated by the Midwestern Hospitals Development Trust and funded by the JP McManus Benevolent Fund.

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