President Obama Gets Some Hands On Experience with the DaVinci Surgical Robot

During his recent visit to the Cleveland Clinic, President Obama tried his hand at the DaVinci Robot. This is great at least he’s looking at technology with a “hands on” approach just to sit down and see how it all works. Recently the President conducted a town hall meeting in Cleveland regarding health care reform.

Here’s a video that I had posted here a while back that is not only entertaining with the music score, but also shows a real hospital surgery using the robotic device. BD

The President is dedicated to restoring a sense of fiscal responsibility in Washington, which is why his plan will be deficit-neutral. He explained that by simply cutting wasteful spending, we can pay for 2/3 of health reform right there. But it is equally important that we slow the growth of health care costs. The President noted the Cleveland Clinic as an example of a medical center with some of the lowest costs and highest quality care, and explained why it is so imperative to lower costs.