Vicarious Surgical announces new hospital system partnership with LSU

Vicarious Surgical announced that it has signed a strategic development agreement with the LSU Health New Orleans. LSU Health New Orleans is Louisiana’s flagship and most comprehensive academic health sciences center. Known for the quality of its academic and training programs, the center educates the majority of Louisiana’s health care professionals. LSU Health New Orleans partners with University Medical Center (UMC), which hosts the largest medical training center in Louisiana. At the heart of UMC’s operations is a network of over 760 physicians, supported by 446 licensed inpatient beds, 369 exam rooms, and 23 state-of-the-art surgical suites. UMC treats more than 200,000 patients annually across primary and specialty care. Across the broader LSU Health New Orleans system, faculty are responsible for more than 1 million patient visits annually.