Memphis hospital is Tennessee’s first center of robotic excellence in surgery
St. Francis Healthcare CEO Scott Smith speaks at a Aug. 21, 2024 press conference. Smith is flanked by members of the surgical robotics team. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis said it has been harnessing robotic-assisted technology for better patient outcomes since 2011 and now has the largest fleet in the region.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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