McLeod Health Selects Impulse Monitoring for IONM Services
Posted on: Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 12:00 CDT
Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, today announced that it has signed an agreement with McLeod Health, Florence, SC. IMI will provide McLeod with IONM services including training for McLeod's neurophysiologists, as well as real-time professional oversight by experienced physicians. IONM assesses neurological function involving the brain, spinal cord and related nerve structures during such surgeries. Use of IONM facilitates the surgical process and can reduce surgical risk by providing alerts to surgeons of potential harm to the spinal cord or neural structures.
About McLeod Health
For more than 100 years, McLeod Health has consistently delivered compassionate, leading-edge healthcare to the people of northeastern South Carolina. From national recognized cardiac care to a new state-of-the-art Surgical Tower featuring the "Operating Room of Tomorrow", McLeod continues to achieve new levels of medical excellence. Visit the McLeod website at: www.mcleodhealth.org.
About Impulse Monitoring
Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI) provides intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) services to hospitals and other facilities for spinal, nerve and brain-related surgeries. IONM allows early detection of neurological compromise and identification of functional neural structures during surgery. The scope of IMI's service includes neurophysiologists who provide monitoring in the operating room, supported by dedicated real-time, remote physician monitoring. Visit the IMI website at: www.impulsemonitoring.com.
Source: Business Wire
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