Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill Completes 5,000th da Vinci Robotic Surgery

Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill in South Carolina recently celebrated a major milestone in providing minimally invasive robotic surgery care to patients in York County and beyond. The Rock Hill surgical team recently completed its 5,000th procedure using its da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.

The da Vinci Robotic System assists surgeons with general surgeries, including gynecology, urology, bariatric surgery, and others. Since the medical center’s first robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci Robot in 2014, more than 5,000 lives have been impacted by this technology and the talented team dedicated to patient care. As a market, Piedmont Medical Center has completed more than 6,000 surgeries with the assistance of the Da Vinci Robotic System.

“I am very proud of our surgeons and surgical team at Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill for completing 5,000 Da Vinci Robotic assisted surgeries,” said Teresa Urquhart, Market CEO, Piedmont Medical Center. “This type of technology can help our patients recover faster from surgery, getting them back to living the life they deserve. This just continues our mission of providing compassionate, quality care in the communities we serve.”

Piedmont Medical Center (PMC) is a 282-bed full-service, accredited Level III trauma hospital, with a comprehensive heart and vascular center and level III NICU that serves York County and beyond. Piedmont Medical Center – Fort Mill is a 100-bed community hospital providing robotic surgical services, orthopedics, OB services, and a bariatric surgery program. PMC offers emergency services at its Rock Hill and Fort Mill campuses and through an additional site in Gold Hill. PMC provides imaging services through the Women’s Diagnostic Center at PMC-Rock Hill and Baxter Village in Fort Mill.