
 
        
         
		Coney Island Hospital acquires state-ofthe 
 art robotic surgery system 
 The surgical team at Coney Island Hospital.  Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals 
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
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   Health 
 By Jessica Parks 
 Coney  Island  Hospital  
 received  $2.6  million  in  city  
 funding  to  acquire  a  state-ofthe 
 art  robotic  surgical  system  
 that  will  minimize  the  
 invasiveness of a wide range of  
 operations.  
 “NYC  Health  +  Hospitals/ 
 Coney  Island  aims  to  deliver  
 the  state-of-the-art  clinical  
 care  to  the  residents  of  
 South  Brooklyn  and  beyond,”  
 said  the  hospital’s  chief  executive  
 office  Svetlana  Lipyanskaya. 
   “The  ability  to  provide  
 robotic surgery will transform  
 our  patients’  experience  with  
 improved  surgical  outcomes,  
 quicker  patient  recovery,  and  
 fewer complications.  
 The Da Vinci robotic-assisted  
 surgery  system  extends  
 a  surgeon’s  control  during  
 laparoscopic surgeries allowing  
 them  to  work  in  smaller, 
   more  precise  movements  
 resulting  in  less  blood  loss,  
 shorter  recovery  times  and  
 smaller  incisions,  according  
 to  the  hospital’s  administration. 
   
 “We  are  very  excited  to  be  
 able to offer minimally invasive  
 robotic surgery to our patients  
 right  here  in  South  Brooklyn,” 
   said  Dr.  Abdo  Kabaritti,  
 the  hospital’s  chief  of  urology. 
  “The ability to offer robotic  
 surgery is a game-changer for  
 our patients who stand to benefit  
 from  this  state-of-the-art  
 technology,  through  smaller  
 incisions,  a  decrease  in  blood  
 loss  and  transfusions,  less  
 postoperative  pain,  smaller  
 scars,  and  a  quicker  recovery  
 to normal activities.” 
 Local  Councilman  Mark  
 Treyger  advocated  for  funneling  
 the  city  funds  to  the  
 hospital’s  purchase,  with  support  
 from City Council Speaker  
 Corey  Johnson  —  and  he  
 said  the  investment may  help  
 retain  young  talent  at  the  
 southern Brooklyn hospital.  
 “The latest significant capital  
 investment  I  secured  for  
 state-of-the-art  robotic  surgical  
 equipment for NYC Health  
 +  Hospitals/Coney  Island  will  
 expand on the critical services  
 they provide every patient that  
 they  serve,  and  builds upon  a  
 greater  vision  for  the hospital  
 and  our  community,”  Treyger  
 said.  “Additionally,  hospital  
 leadership  strongly  believes  
 this  investment  will  help  
 attract  and  keep  top  medical  
 talent  for  the  hospital  to  provide  
 excellent  quality  care  for  
 Southern Brooklyn residents.” 
 The new technology will be  
 put  to  good  use  right  away,  
 according to hospital administrators, 
  who said it is expected  
 to assist in 300 surgeries in its  
 first year.