Patients from across the Sunshine Coast and beyond will now have access to cutting-edge robotic technology for hip and knee replacement surgery following the arrival of the first Mako robot in the region at Buderim Private Hospital.
The multimillion-dollar orthopaedic robot is designed to improve outcomes for patients requiring total or partial hip or knee replacement surgery by assisting orthopaedic surgeons to deliver new levels of accuracy and precision.
General Manager, Shane Mitchell, said the arrival of the Mako robot at Buderim Private Hospital was part of the hospital’s long commitment to providing the Sunshine Coast community with access to innovative technology and quality care close to home.
“Providing high-quality care and positive outcomes to patients on the Sunshine Coast is at the heart of everything we do,” Mr Mitchell said.
“We are really excited about the arrival of the Mako robot and what that will mean for the hundreds of patients who come to us every year for joint replacement surgery and who trust us with their care.”
Dr Shane Blackmore, Dr Frank Connon and Dr Hamish Gray will all offer access to Mako robotic services, with other orthopaedic surgeons currently undergoing training to offer the service in the future.
“We are thrilled that highly skilled and experienced surgeons are now able to offer this fantastic service to the people of the Sunshine Coast,” Mr Mitchell said.
“For patients, the robotic technology has also been attributed with quicker rehabilitation, shorter hospital stays, greater implant longevity and ultimately greater satisfaction,” he said.
The orthopaedic robot has recently undergone commissioning, with the first patients booked for surgery from August 2023.
As part of UnitingCare, the Buderim Private Hospital is owned by the Uniting Church and is the only not-for-profit provider of private hospital services on the Sunshine Coast.