After Dave Sadlowsky began experiencing symptoms for an inguinal hernia, he started to have a difficult time standing at work and at football games for any length of time. “Given that I am not a very experienced or comfortable patient, I was somewhat apprehensive about having a surgical procedure. However,...

Sheryl Wold, age 52 of Aitkin, relates her excellent experience with hernia repair at Riverwood Healthcare Center with the da Vinci Surgery System’s robotic technology. “About two years ago, I was helping my husband load up some firewood onto our trailer, and that was when I first noticed that I...

The customer service at Riverwood was great. Everyone was very nice, helpful and courteous. I appreciated how they got back to me quickly with information. I would highly recommend this hospital to others in need of surgery. Dave Lahr did online research to find the best robotic-assisted hernia surgery option....

When Kevin White was examined by a general surgeon at Riverwood Healthcare Center for hernia treatment, he was given two choices. He could have surgery the traditional way with an open procedure or performed with a robotic-assisted minimally invasive approach. “The surgeon told me the robotic-assisted surgery would be less...

Gary Rogers learned he had an inguinal hernia in December 2018. Several months later he attended a hernia screening program to learn about a robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgical procedure for hernia repair. “At the screening exam, the surgeon told me that I should have surgery right away to repair my...