The
Brain & Spine Center at Brackenridge Hospital is among the
nation's top neuroscience programs, and has been designated as
a Neuroscience Center of Excellence (COE), according to the
2006 Neuroscience Center of Excellence, co-sponsored by
Neurosource, Inc., and HealthTech, San Francisco, CA.
The Brain & Spine Center is the only one in Central Texas to receive
this honor and shares the distinction with two others in the
state of Texas and with 35 other
facilities in the nation. The 2006 survey, the
only one of its kind in the neurosciences, analyzed 150
neuroscience programs, across 41 states. A hospital's overall
performance is determined by measuring program progress in four
key areas: clinical and research programs, staff, facilities
and technology, and business.
"We are pleased to be recognized for our multidisciplinary
approach and commitment to the highest standards of
neurological and neurosurgical patient care", says Bruce
Broslat, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
Brackenridge. "Center of Excellence designation designees
represent many of the leading, innovative programs across the
country.
"This honor is given to hospitals across the country that
provides comprehensive neurological and neurosurgical care. The
Brain & Spine Center has the most advanced technology and
techniques, including a comprehensive range of neuroscience
specialists available to the Central Texas community," says
Craig Kemper, Medical Director, Brain & Spine Center.
The Brain & Spine Center offers a variety of programs to
help patients with disorders of the brain and spine. These
programs include stroke, epilepsy, tumors, aneurysms and
vascular malformations, spasticity and movement disorders, head
injuries, and back and spine/spinal cord problems. The Center
offers patients access to high quality care, including state of
the art operating suites and imaging capabilities, a
comprehensive epilepsy monitoring unit, designated intensive
care and medical-surgical units, access to rehabilitation
services, the Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery program, and
the Brain & Spine Recovery Center: a comprehensive program
for spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
For more information, visit www.brainandspine.net
or call 512-324-7772.
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the