SpecialtyCare Expands with Addition of Active Diagnostics, Inc.
Leading Provider Expands Neuromonitoring Press Release Source: SpecialtyCare On Thursday September 15, 2011, 11:05 am NASHVILLE, Tenn. & FAIR OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nashville-based SpecialtyCare, the nation's leading provider of clinical services to hospitals, together with Active Diagnostics, Inc. (ADI), a Northern California-based neurological monitoring company, announced today that SpecialtyCare completed the purchase of ADI effective September 1, 2011.Active Diagnostics' neurological monitoring service, which helps surgeons protect patients by monitoring nervous system function during surgery, serves 35 hospitals in Northern California and Nevada. Like SpecialtyCare, Active Diagnostics neurophysiologists serve in the operating room as part of the surgical team. Their job is to test and monitor brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve function, alerting surgeons to potential nerve damage risk during high-risk surgeries. Active Diagnostics' scheduling center will remain in California. Active Diagnostics' clinical staff of 24 neurophysiologists includes six (6) that are Diplomats of the American Board of Neurophysiologic Monitoring (D.ABNM), there are approximately 150 D.ABNMs in the United States.
"SpecialtyCare is a growing company that has put the right infrastructure in place to be successful in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. SpecialtyCare, like Active Diagnostics, is focused on quality and offering value to our customers," said Mike Russell, Founder of ADI. "We believe that this combination is in the interest of our customers and clinical staff, who will benefit from the stability of a well-capitalized, well-run organization. One of the most important criteria for choosing a successor to ADI was how it treated employees and its commitment to quality. We believe that we have found the right partner."
Earlier this year, SpecialtyCare added Advanced Perfusion Care, a perfusion service provider based in North Carolina, as the company continues to strengthen the services provided to hospital operating rooms. SpecialtyCare is the largest and most experienced provider of clinical services to hospitals including, perfusion, autotransfusion, minimally invasive surgical support, neurological monitoring, surgical assist, blood management, and other clinical services. SpecialtyCare serves more than 575 hospitals in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Germany.
"SpecialtyCare is positioned to continue the growth of our Intraoperative Neurological Monitoring (IONM) services. We are thrilled to have Active Diagnostics' neurophysiologists and clinical leadership join our team of clinicians," said Jim Lordeman, SpecialtyCare's Executive Vice President of Strategic Development.
Through focused attention on the delivery of specialized services in the operating room, coupled with a commitment to provide innovative flexible clinical solutions to the hospitals, physicians, and patients they serve, SpecialtyCare continues to help shape standards for quality and efficiency in healthcare. SpecialtyCare employs more than 900 clinicians who support more than 293,000 procedures annually.
About Active Diagnostics, Inc.
Active Diagnostic Inc. (ADI) specializes in helping surgeons protect their patients by monitoring nervous system function during surgery. As intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) professionals, they serve in the operating room as part of the surgical team. Active Diagnostics tests and monitors brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve function, alerting surgeons to nerve damage risk. Surgeons also use their services to map brain function and nerve anatomy so that they can navigate safely through delicate surgeries. ADI supports surgeons in hospitals located throughout Northern California and Nevada. Active Diagnostics website is available at www.activediagnostics.com.
About SpecialtyCare
SpecialtyCare is the largest provider of outsourced clinical services in the nation and is dedicated to assisting hospitals in their efforts to improve operational efficiencies, improve outcomes, and decrease blood utilization. SpecialtyCare provides highly specialized clinical services to the operating room and related areas of the hospital. Services include cardiovascular perfusion, autotransfusion, surgical assist, minimally invasive surgical support, sterile processing department management, intraoperative neurological monitoring, and anesthesia support. SpecialtyCare provides services to more than 575 hospitals in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Germany. SpecialtyCare's website is available at www.specialtycare.net.
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Active Diagnostics, Inc. Awarded Primary Contract at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Sacramento, CA - July 2011 - Active Diagnostics, Inc., has been awarded the primary contract at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center effective July 1, 2011.
Jorge (Herman) Mendez, D.ABNM Appointed to the Board of Directors of the ASNM
Sacramento, CA - June 15, 2011 - Active Diagnostics is very proud and excited to have Herman Mendez appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Neuorphysiological Monitoring. Herman has been with Active Diagnostics since 2002 and has been instrumental in overall business development including staff training and development of new monitoring techniques. Herman will serve on the Board through 2012.
Zheng Yong Chen, D.ABNM Presents Research Paper at the 22nd. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring
Buena Vista, Florida - May 2011 - Chen Zhengyong, senior neurophysiologist with Active Diagnostics, Inc. presented his and co-author Dr.Joel Lerman's research on the need for intraoperative neuromonitoring for paraplegic scoliosis cases.
Active Diagnostics Supports Doctor Performing Spinal Surgeries in Cambodia
Sacramento Neurophysiologist Jun (Charlie) Qian Returns After a 2-Week Trip
Sacramento, CA - February 11, 2011 - Sacramento-based Active Diagnostics' neuromonitoring service, which helps surgeons protect patients by monitoring nervous system function during surgery, was used for the first time at Children's Surgical Center (CSC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia by Neurophysiologist Jun (Charlie) Qian and pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Barry who performed 12 scoliosis pro bono cases during the past two weeks.
Known as intra-operative neuromonitoring, Active Diagnostics neurophysiologists serve in the operating room as part of the surgical team. Their job is to test and monitor brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve function and alert surgeons to nerve damage risk during high-risk surgeries.
"We learned there is a dire need for the services of Neurophysiologist Qian and Dr. Barry for children in Cambodia," said Donald Sacco, Active Diagnostics CEO. "This was a highly successful medical mission with complex cases and we are happy to provide the technical support and services for these doctors."
During the past two weeks, Qian and Dr. Barry completed 12 cases on children with significant deformities. The hospital was utilizing for the first time Intraoperative Neurophysiological monitoring and its staff was learning the significant contribution that it had on the outcome of each of the patients. The spinal curves ranged from 86-153 degrees. A normal curvature range is 45-85 degrees.
Dr. Barry called Active Diagnostics equipment "invaluable" because without monitoring the nervous system, a child could become paralyzed during such a surgery. Dr. Barry noted "Intraoperative Neuromonitoring guided us accurately through the most challenging cases with great success." Surgeons use Active Diagnostics services to map brain function and nerve anatomy so that they can navigate safely through delicate surgeries.
There are few options for deformity surgeries in Cambodia and even less hope for the vast majority of those with no money or insurance. Without surgery, their spines collapse, become very painful and they eventually die of pneumonia at a relatively young age. The addition of neuromonitoring is a very important step in advancing the treatment of such cases said Dr. Barry.
About Active Diagnostics
Active Diagnostic Inc. (ADI) specializes in one thing: helping surgeons protect their patients by monitoring nervous system function during surgery. As intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) professionals, we serve in the operating room as part of the surgical team. Our job is to test and monitor brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve function and alert surgeons to nerve damage risk. Surgeons also use our services to map brain function and nerve anatomy so that they can navigate safely through delicate surgeries.
ADI supports surgeons in hospitals located throughout Northern California, Nevada and parts of Utah. We take pride in our monitoring staff made up of IONM professionals trained and certified to the highest standards, including six of only 144 diplomates of the American Board of Neurophysiologic Monitoring. Web address: www.activediagnostics.com
.Children's Surgical Centre
CSC aims to improve the quality of life for disabled poor people by providing free rehabilitation surgery. Integral to this mission is a program of training local surgeons and health workers, focusing on the development of sustainable surgical services for Cambodians.
Around 500 million people, or 12% of the world's population, suffer from some sort of disability. Disabilities bring misery, reduce economic status, destroy social integration and cause untold suffering through stigmatization and marginalization from society.
In the last 30 years international agencies have made great efforts to assist with health-care in developing countries focusing on the principles of "primary health care" e.g. sanitation, clean water, and Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Surgery has been considerably under-emphasized as "too sophisticated and expensive" for widespread impact.
