DA VINCI XI ROBOT

As part of our Centre of Excellence in Robotics project, we’re on a mission to fund a second da Vinci robot for the QEII — transforming surgical care and increasing critical access for cancer patients.

FUNDING THE QEII'S NEWEST CANCER-FIGHTING ROBOT

Once considered futuristic, surgical robotics are now reshaping modern health care — and donor generosity has positioned the QEII at the forefront of this transformation. In 2019, QEII Foundation donors brought Atlantic Canada its first surgical robot, the da Vinci X, enabling advanced, robot-assisted procedures for patients facing complex cancers.

With another system soon to be donor-funded, the QEII will soon stand among a small group of Canadian hospitals home to seven surgical robots across multiple specialties — six of them made possible through QEII Foundation donor support.

This $3.8-million project to fund the QEII's next surgical robot for cancer surgeries — the da Vinci Xi — will expand capacity, enhance precision and propel the QEII toward establishing Canada’s first Centre of Excellence in Robotics, ensuring more patients benefit from leading-edge care, closer to home.

In recognition of their extraordinary generosity, the QEII will become home to the new Anthony & Nouha Metlege Surgical Robotics Suite, named in honour of Tony's late father, Anthony Metlege Sr., and his mother, Nouha. Thank you, Tony and Julie for your inspiring leadership and support!

ABOUT THE DA VINCI XI

The da Vinci Xi robot is a groundbreaking surgical tool that has become the gold standard for treating many diseases and cancers. Equipped with four robotic arms and a 3D camera, the robot mirrors the surgeon's movements with unmatched precision, enabling minimally-invasive procedures in even the most delicate and hard-to-reach areas.

This leading-edge robotics technology will support key specialties at the QEII, including thoracic surgery, colorectal cancer and gynaecologic oncology.

Prior to this project, only one da Vinci robot was available at the QEII — limiting the number of life-saving procedures performed each week. Funding a second robot – the latest and state-of-the-art da Vinci Xi – will increase critical access and unlock the ability to expand robot-assisted surgery to other conditions and care areas.

Warren Connors pictured with the QEII’s first da Vinci robot; technology that helped his surgeon, Dr. Ricardo Rendon, perform two robot-assisted surgeries to treat his kidney cancer

Your gift today will help equip QEII teams with the technology they need to deliver the most innovative and advanced life-changing care – building a true Centre of Excellence in Robotics.

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What donors will make possible.

This project is so much more than expanding the QEII’s fleet of surgical robots. Here’s some of the key benefits when you support this project:

Increase the number of robot-assisted surgeries performed each week — ensuring faster treatment access and improving wait times.

Offer shorter hospital stays, less pain, less blood loss, fewer post-operative complications, less risk of infection and reduced scarring.

Recruit and retain medicine’s best surgeons and healthcare teams.

Enable the QEII to offer robot-assisted thoracic surgeries, treat more gynaecologic cancers and precancerous conditions, and expand to other care areas of greatest need.