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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