IASO Thessalias announces the acquisition of the first Versius® Surgical Robotic System in Greece and welcomes the future of surgery for the patients of Central Greece.

The innovative next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius® by CMR Surgical – the global manufacturer of medical robotic systems based in Cambridge, England, has been a key tool in robotic surgery for 10 years, having 150 systems installed on all Continents and more than 18,000 successful operations. In Europe, following countries such as Italy, France, Belgium, England, Versius® arrived in Greece too, having already been installed at IASO Thessalias and the first minimally invasive surgeries have been performed with it.

Versius robotic system covers a wide range of general surgery, urology, gynecology, abdominal and thoracic surgical procedures and is operated by exclusively specialized surgeons, trained with absolute precision and certified to the highest standards and requirements at a global basis.

The benefits of robotic surgery, which patients of IASO Thessalias will be able to enjoy from now on, are enormous, the most important being: faster recovery times, fewer scars and reduction of pain, reduced hospital stay, reduced blood loss and a faster comeback to everyday life. Versius' high-resolution 3D imaging enables surgeons to operate with incomparably greater precision when performing complex surgical procedures, minimizing the risk of complications to occur.

Mr Theodoros Talaris, IASO Thessalias CEO, mentioned: "The future of surgery has arrived at IASO Thessalias. The installation of the first Versius robotic system in Greece is a fact and we are particularly proud as our patients will be the first to have access to robotic surgery services, staying in their homeplace, together with their own people, without having to travel. For more than a decade, we have managed to assemble the best doctors, top-tier equipment as well as experienced staff at IASO Thessalias, and we continue to invest strategically in innovative practices so that our patients can enjoy today the medicine of tomorrow."

Mr Apostolos Komnos, President of IASO Thessalias Scientific Council, quoted: “We are excited to be the first in Central Greece to implement our own robotic surgery program. Our hospital, IASO Thessalias, has succeeded in being a well-rounded, model Private Hospital. Our goal was and still is to provide high-quality healthcare and a positive surgical outcome to our patients. Now, with new robotic technology in the hands of exceptional surgeons, we offer surgical excellence.”