San Antonio Methodist Hospital upgrades to Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system

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^® Perfexion^TM 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."