Impulse Monitoring and Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center Sign IONM Services Agreement
Posted on: Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 12:00 CDT
Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Portland, OR. IMI will provide Legacy Emanuel with comprehensive IONM services including IMI-qualified neurophysiologists and real-time professional oversight experienced physicians. IONM assesses neurological function involving the brain, spinal cord and related nerve structures during surgery. Use of IONM facilitates the surgical process and can reduce surgical risk by providing alerts to surgeons of potential harm to spinal cord or neural structure.
About Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center in northeast Portland, OR, is known as a major provider of acute and tertiary care. It was founded in 1912 by the Lutheran Church and established itself as a medical pacesetter known for its trauma care, emergency care and intensive care. A major expansion is taking place for Legacy Emanuel campus in order to meet growing patient demand which will include a seven-story, 230,000 square foot patient tower. For further information about Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center visit www.legacyhealth.org.
About Impulse Monitoring
Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI) provides intraoperative neuromonitoring (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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