Dr. Jack Wagoner, associate chief medical officer at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, slides an attachment into place on the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in one of the operating rooms at the hospital in DeKalb. The hospital recently celebrated its 2,000th successful robotic-assisted surgery. (Mark Busch)
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