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Daxor Announces Tahlequah City Hospital of Tahlequah, OK Acquires BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer
| Source: Daxor Corp.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 30, 2009) - Daxor Corporation (AMEX : DXR ), a medical
instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a
signed trial agreement from Tahlequah City Hospital of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Tahlequah City Hospital (TCH) is a 100-bed rural hospital with a strategic
plan designed to turn TCH into a regional healthcare center. By recruiting
top physicians in their respective field and acquiring state-of-the-art
technology, TCH has already implemented a cardiovascular open-heart surgery
program and a comprehensive nephrology program including dialysis services.
Dr. James Madison, TCH's Director of Nephrology, noted that, "Tahlequah's
patient population is over-represented in the area of kidney disease. With
the high incidence of diabetes and hypertension we are using sophisticated
techniques to support the needs of our open-heart and nephrology patients.
I've seen the benefit of treating patients based upon an intravascular
blood volume measurement, which is why the inclusion of this service is an
important adjunct to our program and demonstrates TCH's commitment to
providing the best of care."
Dr. Joseph Feldschuh, Daxor's C.E.O. and a practicing cardiologist, stated
that, "The use of the BVA-100 by Tahlequah City Hospital is a critical step
forward to improving the care of renal dialysis patients, who undergo major
changes in blood volume during their course of dialysis. It is expected
that utilization of the BVA-100 will enable physicians to provide a more
precise dialysis treatment."
Daxor's Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100 will be located within TCH's Nuclear
Medicine Department and will be utilized to diagnose a variety of patient
blood volume derangements.
Daxor Corporation manufactures and markets the BVA-100, a semi-automated
Blood Volume Analyzer. The BVA-100 is used in conjunction with Volumex,
Daxor's single use diagnostic kit. For more information regarding Daxor
Corporation's Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100, visit Daxor's website
www.Daxor.com.