Freeman Celebrates 400th Monarch Robotic Bronchoscopy surgery

Freeman President and CEO Paula Baker grinned as she posed behind a special banner announcing the 400th procedure utilizing Monarch, an innovative robotic machine that continues to push the boundaries in the fight against lung cancer.

“Lung cancer can be tricky to diagnose and there’s a high incidence of lung cancer right here in southwest Missouri.  It’s a particularly deadly disease, in part because patients usually don’t notice any symptoms until the cancer has progressed to the later stages.” Baker said “At Freeman, we’ve seen a huge upswing in early detection with the Monarch system, bringing hope and relief to patients and their families across the region.”  

Freeman pulmonologist Dr. Grant Pierson recently completed the 400th local procedure earlier this year.