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Above da Vinci surgical patient and former Santa Maria City Fire Chief Frank Ortiz stands with fellow City firefighters.

Marian Regional Medical Center would like to express deep gratitude to Santa Maria City Fire Chief Dan Orr and Santa Maria Public Airport
General Manager Chris Hastert, in addition to Santa Maria City firefighters and airport staff, for their participation in and coordination of
Marian’s recent da Vinci television commercial. Marian sincerely appreciates the time and efforts that went into making this commercial
dynamic and wholeheartedly thanks you for your valuable contributions!

that traditional open surgery does not. This robotic procedure
is now making it possible for surgeons to remove the prostate
gland with small incisions and allows for greater accuracy and
control, more than ever before.”

According to the latest research, prostate cancer remains one
of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and it is estimated
that about one every six American men will be diagnosed with
the disease at some point in their lifetime. However, if detected
early when cancer is still confined to the prostate and treated
with advanced methods such as the da Vinci Si robotic surgical
system, survival rates are among the highest of any cancer.

Frank adds, “Although I was only admitted for a single night, I
was incredibly impressed by the comfortable aspects of the new
hospital and its competent professionals who cared for me. If I
can do one thing to give back for all the blessings I have received
it would be to encourage other men to get checked. I was able to
beat cancer and it was all made possible due to early detection
and the advanced surgical technology of the da Vinci.”

Just weeks after Frank Ortiz’s da Vinci procedure, Frank and his
grandson Ethan take part in Giants baseball spring training during
their annual family vacation to Scottsdale, Arizona.

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