Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Geography
Location900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°56′53″N 75°09′22″W / 39.948095°N 75.156019°W / 39.948095; -75.156019
Organisation
Care systemNon-Profit
TypeTeaching Hospital
Affiliated universityThomas Jefferson University
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center
Links
Websitehttp://hospitals.jefferson.edu/departments-and-services/jefferson-hospital-for-neuroscience/
ListsHospitals in U.S.

Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience is a hospital in Center City Philadelphia, affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. The hospital focuses on treating brain-related diseases and disorders. It is the only hospital of its kind in the Philadelphia area.

The hospital annually treats the largest combined volume of brain tumors, spinal cord injuries, aneurysms, and areteriovenous malformations in the Philadelphia metropolitan region.[1]

Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience was the first in the Delaware Valley to offer a number of technologies including:

  • Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (also known as stereotactic radiotherapy)[2]
  • Gamma Knife®[3]
  • Shaped Beam Surgery™[4]
  • Minimally invasive neurosurgery utilizing a robotically controlled microscope[5]
  • NeuRx DPS™, an FDA-approved device that helps individuals with certain types of spinal cord injuries breathe on their own again[6]

The hospital also established Jefferson Expert Teleconsulting (JET), the first technology of its kind in the region. It is a university-based high-tech mobile robotic teleconsulting system.[7]

Departments and services

Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience provides medical services across more than 20 specialized centers, programs, departments and divisions.[8]

  • Acute Stroke Center
  • Brain Aneurysm and AVM center
  • Brain Tumor Center
  • Comprehensive Concussion Center
  • Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
  • Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Center
  • Headache Center
  • Jefferson Expert Teleconsulting (JET)
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
  • Medical Oncology
  • Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery Center
  • Movement Disorders Program
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Neuroradiology-Head and Neck Imaging
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Spine Program
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program

References

  1. ↑ Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
  2. ↑ Jefferson University Hospitals: Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy
  3. ↑ Jefferson University Hospitals: Gamma Knife
  4. ↑ Jefferson Neurosurgeons, Radiation Oncologists Wrap Radiation Around Spine for Cancer Pain Relief
  5. ↑ Expertise and Experience in Neurology and Neurosurgery
  6. ↑ Jefferson First Hospital in Pennsylvania to Offer New Device Allowing Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries to Breathe Without a Ventilator
  7. ↑ Jefferson Expert Teleconsulting (JET)
  8. ↑ Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience: Programs and Services
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