MODESTO, Calif. – Students in preschool through fifth grade are invited to tap into their artistic skills for a coloring contest held by Doctors Medical Center. Students will be coloring a picture of “Leo,” the hospital’s sophisticated, minimally invasive da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System.

Between July 21 and Aug. 15 coloring sheets can be obtained the following ways:

• At the da Vinci test drive event on Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Vintage Faire Mall, where mallgoers will have an opportunity to test drive a real robot courtesy of Doctors Medical Center
• At Doctors Medical Center’s Business Development Department, located at 1441 Florida Ave. in Modesto      
• Download here: Leo_coloring_entry.pdf (If the file downloads as "damaged or cannot be repaired", please try multiple times.)
• In the A-Section of the Modesto Bee on Monday, July 21

Any student in preschool through fifth grade can enter. Submissions can be delivered or mailed no later than Aug. 15 to:

Doctors Medical Center

Attn. Business Development Department

1441 Florida Ave.

Modesto, CA 95350  

A winner from each grade will be selected. Winners will receive free movie passes, and the winning entries will also be displayed on the hospital’s Web site and throughout Doctors Medical Center during the month of August.

“The coloring contest is a great way for children in Stanislaus County to get creative, while giving them an opportunity to learn more about Doctors Medical Center and what we do here,” said Alexis Dias, marketing and public relations manager at Doctors Medical Center.

With the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, physicians at Doctors Medical Center can perform gynecological and urology surgeries resulting in less pain, shorter recovery times and the potential for better outcomes, thus allowing patients to transition back to their everyday life more quickly and easily.

The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System puts a computer in between a surgeon’s hands and the tips of electromechanically enhanced micro instruments. During this type of surgery, the surgeon is comfortably seated at a console a few feet away from the patient while the system seamlessly translates his hand, wrist and finger movements into precise actions of the surgical instruments inside the patient. Throughout the entire process, the surgeon views an actual image of the surgical site, while operating in real-time through tiny incisions.

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, part of Tenet California, is a 465-bed acute care hospital located at 1441 Florida Ave. in Modesto. DMC offers a wide range of services, including the cardiology, neurology, emergency and trauma services, women and children’s services, orthopedics, medical/surgical, behavioral health, oncology, and critical/intensive care. To learn more about Doctors Medical Center, or to receive a referral to one of our 600 affiliated physicians, visit www.dmc-modesto.com.  

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