Test drive the Baywood robot

MESA, Ariz. (Aug. 8, 2008) - Can you do the robot? Take a spin on the Banner Baywood da Vinci robot at Superstition Springs Mall in September.

Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital will give you the opportunity to come and see live demonstrations with the da Vinci Surgical System, a cutting-edge surgery tool that means less scarring, less pain and less recovery time.

The demonstrations will be held:

• Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008
  10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Superstition Springs Mall
  6555 E. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ (US 60 & Power Road)

Patients at Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital now have access to TWO state-of-the-art robotic devices and one of the fastest-growing robotics programs in the country.

The da Vinci Surgical System makes it possible for patients who faced several weeks of recovery to get back on their feet within just days.

Learn more about:

• Robotic general surgery
• Robotic heart surgery
• Robotic gynecological procedures
• Robotic urological procedures

ABOUT BAYWOOD
Banner Baywood Medical Center is a 340-bed nonprofit facility known for its programs in stroke care, oncology, women’s health, orthopedics and surgical technologies. The facility opened in 1984 and serves the growing East Valley communities of Mesa, Gilbert, Apache Junction, Queen Creek, Fountain Hills and areas of northeastern Pinal County. In 2009, the medical center will expand with a new, $38.5 million emergency department with 54 patient rooms. Banner Baywood Medical Center employs more than 1,500 health care professionals and support staff, and has approximately 500 volunteers. The facility boasts a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, including primary care and specialty physicians. Banner Baywood is part of Banner Health, Arizona’s largest health care provider and second largest private employer.

ABOUT BANNER HEART
Banner Heart Hospital is one of the largest free-standing heart hospitals in the nation. It has been named twice as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson healthcare business. This annual award for cardiovascular services objectively measures performance on the key criteria at the nation’s top performing, acute-care hospitals.