Edward P. Campbell, chairman and CEO of Westlake’s Nordson Corp., was elected chair of the board of trustees of WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream. Campbell served as vice chair and had previously served as chair of the finance and administration committee of the board of trustees.  Currently, Campbell serves on the boards of KeyCorp, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. He resides in Westlake.“Ed’s dedication and service to the ideastream board has been invaluable as the organization has evolved over the past five years,” says Jerry Wareham, ideastream president and CEO. “We are fortunate to have him as the volunteer leader of our organization.”

Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights unveiled its $1.5 million da Vinci Surgical System in September, the first of its kind in Northeast Ohio. The da Vinci is a robotic system designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach, which means less pain, tissue damage, scarring and blood loss during and after a surgical procedure.
The system is designed to filter and translate the surgeon’s hand movements into more precise movements of the instruments. Using intuitive controls and three-dimensional displays, the surgeon can do more complicated procedures faster and more precisely, according to the hospital.
The da Vinci is used in numerous surgical procedures, but is most helpful for surgeons with the removal of the prostate or uterus, says Dr. David Turk, a urologist with the hospital system.
“Patients now stay in the hospital one day versus three to eight days after surgery,” he says. “They also have a much quicker return to normal.”

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