St Thomas Hospital Nashville
They have a certificate of need request the will come up forapproval this month on the 15th
The Neurosciences Institute at SaintThomas Hospital isamong the Nashvillearea's most comprehensive brain, back, nervous system and spine centers. In2008, independent health care rating company HealthGrades gave Saint Thomas a five-star rating for back andneck surgery. Among the ailments and diseases treated through the NeurosciencesInstitute are stroke, brain tumors, ALS, sleepdisorders, spine injuries, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain and Parkinson's disease. The SaintThomas Brain & SpineTumor Centeris a collaboration between the Neurosciences Institute and the Dan RudyCancer Center.Saint Thomasuses the Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery System (this system is a collaborationbetween BrainLab andVarian), an advanced stereostatic radiotherapy treatment that focusesradiation to the shape of the tumor and results in minimum damage tosurrounding tissue. The Neurosciences Institute at SaintThomas Hospital isthe only health care center in Tennesseeto provide Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery. In 2009, Saint Thomas Hospitalwas certified as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission.
https://www.stthomas.org/neurosciences/treatments.php
Their next major leading edge technology will be theacquisition of an IMRISMRI system with related BrainLab hardware and software components oncetheir certificate of need is approved on December 15th. The budget for theproject is $7.8 million.
https://www.tn.gov/hsda/publications/Dec_Communique10.pdf
Imris’ collaboration with Varian and their paths crossingwith BrainLab, an industry leader and major supplier of software driven medicaltechnology should open many market opportunities.
They are moving in the right company