Daxor Announces Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Acquires Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100.NEW YORK -- Daxor Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :DXR DXR Danbury Municipal Airport, Danbury CT (airport code) DXR Data Extraction and Recording DXR X-Director DXR Dynamic Extended Resolution ), a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from Methodist Medical Center of Peoria, IL. Methodist is a 330-bed tertiary care hospital and a leader in healthcare in Central Illinois. Its state-of-the-art heart care program includes the Methodist Heart, Lung, and Vascular Institute; advanced diagnostic services; and the area's largest emergency Chest Pain Center. Michael Bryant, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Methodist, said, "At Methodist, we've made a commitment to be in the top five percent in everything we do. Being named one of America's 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals is another objective measure of our performance that benchmarks us against the very best heart hospitals in the country. It says we are one of the very best heart hospitals in the country, and that's great news for everyone in Central Illinois." As the first downstate down·state n. The southerly section of a state in the United States. adv. & adj. To, from, or in the southerly section of a state. down hospital in Illinois to receive the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, n.pr the United States body that accredits healthcare organizations. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO/TJC), n. (JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there ) certification for heart failure care, Methodist meets or exceeds objective state-of-the-art measures for performance. Methodist quickly identifies and treats patients who have symptoms of heart failure while helping patients avoid hospitalization through patient education and follow-up outpatient care. "I am particularly pleased that Methodist will be the first hospital in Illinois to provide blood volume measurements through Daxor's BVA-100," remarked Dr. Alex Adler, Heart Failure Specialist of the Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute of Methodist. "Blood volume measurement will be extremely useful in assessing the volume status in heart failure patients." Dr. Adler also said that, "Clinical data has shown that other methods of assessing volume status are not always as accurate as a measured blood volume. Since the pathophysiology pathophysiology /patho·phys·i·ol·o·gy/ (-fiz?e-ol´ah-je) the physiology of disordered function. path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy n. 1. of heart failure involves volume derangements, an accurate measurement will be particularly valuable." The Nuclear Medicine Department of Methodist will provide the Blood Volume Analysis BVA-100 service. Among nationally renowned hospitals which have purchased the BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer after using it on a trial basis are The Mayo Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic and New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the Medical Center. The BVA-100 measures blood volume to within a 98% accuracy. More information about Daxor products and services can be found at www.daxor.com. |
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