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St. Mary’s Medical Center First Hospital In Florida

To Adopt Portable MRI Technology

SMMC Acquires The Critical patients are often hooked up to monitoring About St. Mary’s Medical Center
Swoop Portable MR equipment incompatible with the magnet strength of St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), part of the Palm
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Imaging System™ conventional high-field MRI systems (ranging from Beach Health Network, is a 420-bed acute care hospital
For Bedside Imaging 1.5 to 3-Tesla). By contrast, the ultra-low-field Swoop in West Palm Beach. The hospital has been serving Palm
Of ICU Patients MRI system has a field strength of 64 millitesla, which Beach County and the Treasure Coast for more than
St. Mary’s Medical is beneficial in maintaining access to critical care and 80 years. SMMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center, a state-
Center is the first monitoring equipment for safer patient management. designated Pediatric Trauma Referral Center, certified
hospital in Florida to While conventional MRI has the potential to be an Comprehensive Stroke Center, and has a level III NICU.
acquire the Swoop Portable MRI unit capable of providing important diagnostic tool for ICU patients, transporting Pediatric services are provided at the Palm Beach
critical brain images at the patient’s bedside, to help them out of the ICU to a conventional MRI can delay a Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center, which
doctors diagnose and treat patients. diagnosis or cause complications related to transport in is the only dedicated children’s hospital between Fort
This device is ideal to treat young patients, who might time-sensitive settings. Moving a patient requires the Lauderdale and Orlando. Along with 24/7 dedicated
be intimidated by the conventional MRI system, which is coordination of a transport team of two to four staff pediatric emergency and trauma care, Palm Beach
louder and bigger than the portable MRI. It has the ability members, disconnecting the patient from life-sustaining Children’s Hospital’s medical staff consists of 196
to perform a shorter scan with a family member in the devices in the ICU, and moving the patient outside the pediatricians in 36 subspecialties.
room to hold their hand if they are not able to remain in safety of the ICU environment to the imaging suite. To learn more about St. Mary’s Medical Center and
one place long enough to obtain clear images. It can also The Swoop Portable MR Imaging System is an MRI Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, visit www.stmarysmc.
help if a patient is too ill to travel to the MRI suite. With with a unique design that allows brain imaging at the com, www.palmbeachchildrens.com or call (561) 844-
the Swoop system, brain imaging occurs at the patient’s patient’s bedside in the ICU, where the primary care 6300.
bedside, where the patient is overseen by the primary team oversees them and remain attached to essential About Hyperfine And The Swoop Portable MR
care team without traveling out of the care environment. life-sustaining devices. Further, the Swoop system’s open Imaging System
Bedside imaging with the Swoop system means most design offers the potential to reduce patient anxiety. Hyperfine (NASDAQ: HYPR) is the groundbreaking
patient support equipment can remain in place. Recently, The duration of a Swoop exam is comparable to that of medical technology company that created Swoop,
we performed an MRI on a premature baby in the NICU. a conventional MRI system. However, the overall process the world’s first FDA-cleared portable magnetic
“By having more tools available to help patients, it is more efficient. Bringing an MRI system to the patient’s resonance imaging (MRI) system capable of providing
ensures the best possible outcome. By acquiring this device bedside eliminates transport and scanner wait time and neuroimaging at the point of care. The mission of
at St. Mary’s, we can better treat the whole patient and not doesn’t tie up the staff required to transport the patient. Hyperfine is to revolutionize patient care globally
cause more stress, making the sole focus on healing,” said Additionally, the Swoop system allows follow-up scans to through transformational, accessible, clinically relevant
Dr. Kaveh Asadi, a pediatric neurosurgeon with the Paley be performed at the patient’s bedside and can potentially diagnostic imaging, and data solutions. Founded by Dr.
Orthopedic and Spine Institute at St. Mary’s. help patients move sooner to a lower level of care, which Jonathan Rothberg in a technology-based incubator
optimizes bed utilization in critical care units. called 4Catalyzer, Hyperfine scientists, engineers, and
“St. Mary’s is a thought-leading institution in South
School Shouldn’t Florida. Their adoption of the Swoop system will be a physicists developed the Swoop system out of a passion for
redefining brain imaging methodology and how clinicians
beneficial addition to the hospital’s diagnostic toolset,”
can apply accessible diagnostic imaging to patient care.
Be This Difficult said Hyperfine Chief Medical Officer Dr. Khan Siddiqui. Traditionally, access to costly, stationary, conventional
“The system enables clinicians to provide excellent
MRI technology can be inconvenient or not available
medical care quickly and delivers a completely new,
when needed most. With the portable, ultra-low-field
convenient, and comfortable MR imaging experience.” Swoop system, Hyperfine is redefining the neuroimaging
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., Visit stmarysmc.com to learn more about our workflow by bringing brain imaging to the patient’s
School Psychologist capabilities. bedside. For more information, visit hyperfine.io.
“I hate school.
School is like jail for
kids.” Margaret’s son’s
reaction captured how
many boys perceive
school. It can be a battle
to get your child to
school and a battle to get
homework completed.
Many parents feel
embattled by emails, texts, or phone calls about your
child’s behavior or effort. Learning is a slow process
and your child’s behind. Many parents come to us for
school neuropsychological testing seeking answers
because they realize school should not be this difficult.
Children struggle in school for various reasons and
for adolescent boys I often hear, “He is just lazy and
unmotivated.” Many times our testing reveals a hidden
learning disability and that your son is feeling inadequate.
When a boy does not feel good enough or that he can meet
the academic requirement, he can’t work to his potential.
Thus, he is not lazy but feeling inadequate and believes,
“Why try?” The good news is this can be changed with
proper support at school and home.
According to the National Center for Educational
Statistics, 15 to 20 percent of public school students
in the United States receive special education services.
In Florida, 15 percent of public school students have
an Individual Education Program (IEP). Thirty-three
percent of special education students have a specific
learning disability. Your child needs testing to receive
public school help. Public schools offer this but with
many hurdles and a lengthy wait time. We offer a more
thorough evaluation and give you written results in
two weeks or less.
Trust your parental instinct and seek additional
understanding. A wait and see approach often
delays getting your child the proper help and
support. Tutoring, counseling, an IEP, or 504 Plan
is often needed to start closing gaps and increasing
independence and confidence. The state of Florida
provides money to help you offset these expenses. To
learn more search Family Empowerment Scholarship
Unique Abilities.
Call or text to discuss your child as we test for
autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, depression,
learning disabilities, and anxiety. Visit JimForgan.com
or call (561) 625-4125.