Daxor Signs Contract With Methodist Hospital --HCA Healthcare System-- in San Antonio, Texas for BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer.Business Editors/Medical Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2001 Daxor Corporation (Amex:DXR DXR Danbury Municipal Airport, Danbury CT (airport code) DXR Data Extraction and Recording DXR X-Director DXR Dynamic Extended Resolution ) has received a contract from the Heart Hospital of South Texas at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio Texas for a BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer. The Methodist Hospital is the largest private hospital in San Antonio. It is also the largest provider of healthcare services to the rural communities in South Texas as well as patients from Mexico. The medical staff of Methodist Hospital is comprised of approximately 2,000 physicians representing virtually all medical specialties. The Methodist Hospital is affiliated with the HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. Healthcare System, the largest Hospital chain in the United States. The BVA-100 is the first semi-automated blood volume analyzer approved by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. which provides rapid and accurate (within +/- 2.5%) blood volume determinations. The BVA-100 will enable cardiologists, orthopedists and other specialists to screen patients for blood volume abnormalities. Undetected low blood volume at the time of surgery may result in the need for emergency blood transfusions. Maimonides Hospital in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of has reported that women are particularly at higher risk than men to have low blood volume at the time of cardiac surgery. They require more transfusions and have a higher risk of complications. Utilization of the Blood Volume analyzer can enable physicians to use appropriate therapy to optimize blood volume at the time of surgery. Blood volume measurements provide important information in a wide range of medical and surgical conditions such as blood loss during surgery or trauma, congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. , hypertension, kidney failure kidney failure or renal failure Partial or complete loss of kidney function. Acute failure causes reduced urine output and blood chemical imbalance, including uremia. Most patients recover within six weeks. and anemia. Syncope syncope Effect of temporary impairment of blood circulation to a part of the body. It is often used as a synonym for fainting, which is loss of consciousness due to inadequate blood flow to the brain. (sudden loss of consciousness) is a common serious problem which can be more accurately diagnosed and treated when a patient's blood volume is known. At the Cleveland Clinic all patients referred for syncope evaluation have a blood volume analysis performed with the BVA-100 to evaluate optimum treatment. The Heart Hospital of South Texas at Methodist Hospital is the first facility in Texas to obtain the BVA-100. It will join the ranks of The Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt Medical Center, and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. These facilities have the BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer. The Company believes that utilization of the Blood Volume Analyzer at nationally recognized hospitals will be helpful in achieving universal acceptance of blood volume measurement as an integral part of medical and surgical therapy. Blood volume measurement is a recognized test and reimbursable by insurance companies. Additional information about the BVA-100 and other medical studies can be found on Daxor's website at www.daxor.com. For further information, please contact Fatima S. Baha, Investor Relations, Gary Fischman Ph.D., or Joseph Feldschuh, MD, 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. at (212) 244-0805. |
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