Providence Swedish is the only Washington State hospital offering the procedure. We congratulate Dr. Tony Wang and the whole focused ultrasound team.
Providence Swedish Neuroscience Institute recently completed its 400th MR-guided focused ultrasound procedure, an achievement reflecting the skills and dedication of our caregivers.
For Wendy, the patient who received the milestone procedure, the impact was immediate. After years of living with essential tremor, she experienced a noticeable difference following treatment and celebrated the moment alongside her care team.
Essential tremor can make everyday activities more difficult. MR-guided focused ultrasound offers noninvasive treatment by using magnetic resonance imaging to guide focused ultrasound waves to precise areas deep in the brain.
Providence Swedish is the only program in Washington state treating essential tremor with this technology, expanding access to specialty care for patients who may benefit from the procedure.
Congratulations to Dr. Tony Wang and the entire clinical and support team on this achievement.
Learn more about focused ultrasound treatment.
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 24,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.
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