EVERGREEN PARK, Ill., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers, a not-for-profit Catholic community hospital, today announced it has installed a revolutionary new ultrasound system from ZONARE Medical Systems. The new z.one system provides Little Company of Mary’s patients with the world’s first Convertible Ultrasound(TM) platform.
“As a leader in healthcare, we feel it is vital to provide our patients with the newest and best technology,” said George Sapienza, Little Company’s Director of Radiology. “The z.one system offers not only a completely new ultrasound technology, but it also converts from a full-based cart system to a premium compact without compromising diagnostic confidence. Now, wherever our patients are located, we can quickly bring an ultrasound exam to them or their bedside.”
From a broken leg to cancer, the center relies on quality radiology services for medical diagnosis. The facility’s team of eight radiologists is headed by Irving Fuld, MD, chairman of Radiology, who is ranked among Chicago Magazine’s list of best doctors. The Diagnostic Imaging Department, with the help of state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging tools, can produce detailed images of the inside of the body giving physicians an additional diagnostic tool for treating their patients.
“The portability of the z.one system and premium image quality make it ideal for our ultrasound imaging needs -- from our interventional radiology unit to the ICU,” said Dr. Fuld. “I believe our patients will be better served by the convenience the z.one offers while still providing the images we need to support our diagnoses.”
Zone Sonography technology has allowed ZONARE Medical Systems to bring the first Convertible Ultrasound(TM) platform to the industry with premium compact image quality and unparalleled clinical versatility. Clinicians are able to convert the z.one platform from a full-featured cart-based system into a compact, portable system quickly with all the quality and performance of substantially larger and more expensive ultrasound units, yet, with significantly higher performance than conventional compact systems.
Combining a fundamentally new advance in ultrasound, Zone Sonography technology, coupled with the z.one platform’s radically new physical design, offers significant clinical and workflow solutions for a wide variety of customer needs in addition to providing a far easier architecture to upgrade when new clinical and computer technology advances become available.
“Little Company is a leader in offering state-of-the-art technology to better care for our patients,” Dr. Fuld concluded. “The z.one system is yet another example of this commitment.”
About Little Company of Mary
Three Sisters of the Little Company of Mary came to the United States in 1893 at the request of a Chicago civic leader whose wife had been cared for by the Sisters in Rome. The Sisters continued caring for the sick and dying in the Chicago area for 37 years before building the original Little Company of Mary Hospital in 1930. Continuing their mission of caring for the sick in their homes, Little Company was the one of the first hospitals to offer hospice care to the metropolitan Chicago community in the 1970s. Little Company experienced an even bigger first in 1950 when three of its physicians performed the very first human organ transplant of a kidney, creating worldwide medical history. Little Company now offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. For further information, visit http://www.lcmh.org .
About ZONARE Medical Systems
ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures premium compact performance ultrasound solutions, which combine revolutionary technology with an innovative physical design. Zone Sonography technology, ZONARE’s unique patented approach to ultrasound imaging, is focused on bringing the highest performance to all clinical settings, leading to advanced diagnostic capabilities, more cost effective operation and increased value to providers. For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.zonare.com
ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Denise Stillman of Little Company of Mary Hospital,+1-708-229-6044, dstillman@lcmh.org; Lars Shaw of ZONARE Medical Systems,Inc., +1-650-230-2787l, shaw@zonare.com
