Published on February 5, 2010 at 1:18 AM
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE AMEX:AMS), a leading
provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and
radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into a
contract to supply a Leksell Gamma Knife® PerfexionTM
system to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. This new Perfexion
system, the eighth placed by AMS to date, will replace an existing Gamma
Knife supplied by AMS and is expected to begin treating patients later
this year.
“Methodist Hospital has been a Gamma Knife customer of ours for twelve
years. We are pleased that our creative financing solutions have made
possible this upgrade to next-generation radiosurgery technology at an
affordable price.”
Michael Beaver, Chief Operating Officer of Methodist Hospital, said,
"Methodist is known for quality, and quality care means exceeding our
patients' expectations. This upgrade to the Leksell Gamma Knife
Perfexion system will help us achieve this goal. The Perfexion system
refines and expands the therapeutic potential for radiosurgery
procedures in the brain, cervical spine and head & neck regions, and is
widely regarded as the most advanced stereotactic radiosurgery system
available today." Opened in 1963, Methodist Hospital, the pioneer
facility of the world-renowned South Texas Medical Center, is the
flagship facility of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest and
most preferred health care provider in South Texas.
AMS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ernest A. Bates, M.D., said,
"Methodist Hospital has been a Gamma Knife customer of ours for twelve
years. We are pleased that our creative financing solutions have made
possible this upgrade to next-generation radiosurgery technology at an
affordable price."
SOURCE American Shared Hospital Services