CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center wants to show off its Christmas gift to the public. A robot was installed the last week of December to assist surgeons in GVMC’s growing orthopedic service. The public is invited to “meet” the robot and help the medical center name it.
The robot will be on display in the cafeteria at CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, 1320 Maplewood Ave., Ronceverte, from 3 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The winning name will be announced Jan. 15.
The robot features the latest technology including a smart mapping system to register 3D models of the joint in surgery, real-time planning for personalized surgery, handheld precision milling and intra-operative gap balancing.
New orthopedic surgeon, Douglas Tice, MD, will use the robot to perform hip, knee and shoulder replacements, hand surgery and more to patients of all ages.
Dr. Tice is board certified. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at West Virginia University.
About Charleston Area Medical Center Health System: Established in 1972, CAMC is a nonprofit, 1,138-bed, regional referral center made up of seven hospitals CAMC General Hospital, CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, CAMC Memorial Hospital, CAMC Plateau Medical Center, CAMC Charleston Surgical Hospital, CAMC Teays Valley Hospital and CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, CAMC Cancer Center (with three locations: Beckley, Charleston and Hurricane), the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and the CAMC Foundation. More than 1,500 providers are members of the medical staff of CAMC, which is also West Virginia’s premiere medical teaching facility, hosting, on any given day, more than 1,000 students in programs leading to degrees or certifications in health professions. For more information, visit camc.org.
About Vandalia Health: Vandalia Health, headquartered in Charleston, is a multi-state health system with locations across West Virginia as well as in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Made up of CAMC Health System, Davis Health System and Mon Health System, Vandalia Health has 17 hospitals, over 190 ambulatory locations, more than 13,000 employees and more than 2,000 doctors and advanced practice providers. For more information or a map of locations visit vandaliahealth.org.
