Here are three things to know:
1. Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Surgical System is precise and designed to allow surgeries to stay minimally invasive.
2. Skagit Regional Health purchased the system for $2 million this past May.
3. Joel Dean, MD, who learned to use the system during his fellowship at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, is part of a group of general practice surgeons who are being trained to use the system.
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