Lee Health robotic surgery
The new Da Vinci robot is small enough to be rolled into an exam room. It consolidates a camera and tools into one arm, instead of four.
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The new Da Vinci robot is small enough to be rolled into an exam room. It consolidates a camera and tools into one arm, instead of four.
Disability advocates have been closely watching the case of Cindy Hagen, who is quadriplegic and has been at Mayo Clinic’s Austin hospital since last summer. They say her case underscores continued challenges in the systems that surround people living with disabilities.
The 90-year-old building has long needed expensive repairs. A vote Wednesday could be the final approval.
The state program will train and place 1,200 people who are blind or have other disabilities in jobs that pay at least minimum wage.
The money will help create a demonstration project that will offer 1,200 people with disabilities the opportunity to explore careers with some of the many Minnesota businesses in the high-growth, high-demand transportation industry.