The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has successfully completed 100 robotic-assisted surgical procedures since the launch of its robotic surgery programme on May 26, 2026.
The achievement marks an important step forward in the hospital’s efforts to provide patients with modern surgical care. The procedures were carried out across three medical specialties: General Surgery, Urology and Gynaecology.
Robotic-assisted surgery allows surgeons to use advanced technology to help perform operations with great care and accuracy. The surgeon remains in control of the robotic system throughout the procedure.
Of the 100 procedures completed, 47 were performed by the General Surgery team. These included the removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy), the repair of a hernia in the groin (inguinal hernia repair), the removal of part of the large intestine (colectomy), and a type of weight-loss surgery that connects the stomach to the small intestine (single-anastomosis gastric bypass).
The Urology team completed 19 procedures. These included the repair of an abnormal connection between the bladder and vagina (vesicovaginal fistula repair), the removal of the prostate gland (prostatectomy), the removal of a kidney (nephrectomy), the treatment of enlarged veins near the testicles (varicocelectomy), the repair of a narrow area where the kidney drains urine (pyeloplasty), and the opening of a fluid-filled sac in the kidney to help drain it (renal cyst marsupialization).
Meanwhile, the Gynaecology team completed 34 procedures. These included the removal of ovarian cysts (ovarian cystectomy), the removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy), the removal of the womb (total abdominal hysterectomy), and the removal of one or both fallopian tubes (salpingectomy).
The successful completion of these 100 procedures highlights the growing use of robotic-assisted surgery at GPHC and the skills of the hospital’s surgical teams.
As the programme continues to grow, GPHC will soon begin training additional surgeons in these specialties to use the robotic surgery system. This will help build local expertise and allow more surgeons to develop the skills needed to perform robotic-assisted procedures.
This milestone reflects GPHC’s continued commitment to improving healthcare services and expanding access to modern surgical techniques for patients in Guyana. (Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation/Facebook)
