The Poll, By The Numbers

Peer into a random operating room, in any hospital across Hartford HealthCare, and you might see the surgeon seated in a corner, peering into a device while hands maneuver levers. Nearby, arms descending from above conduct a procedure on a patient. Robotic technology — which was first used at Hartford Hospital 20 years ago by Dr. Joseph Wagner — advanced surgery greatly and our teams have embraced it. While the surgeon still makes the moves, the machines augment human abilities, moving in ways surgeon wrists and hands cannot, improving outcomes and reducing risk of infection and blood loss.