CINCINNATI (December 12, 2022) – The Christ Hospital Health Network, in partnership with Mayfield Brain & Spine, is proud to expand technology available to its cranial surgery patients. To this point, six Mayfield Brain & Spine neurosurgeons have performed operations using the BrainLab technology at The Christ Hospital Health Network, and additional surgeries have been planned in the upcoming months.
With BrainLab technology, surgeons are able to use high-definition, image-guided equipment allowing surgeons to view the imaging during the procedure. The images can more easily distinguish tumors from healthy brain tissue. This also allows surgeons access to more images after removing a brain tumor without having to perform another procedure. This has proven to reduce surgery and recovery times while improving outcomes.
“We are excited to bring BrainLab technology inside the walls of The Christ Hospital Health Network,” said Brian Colley, Executive Director of the Musculoskeletal Service Line at The Christ Hospital Health Network. “Our partnership with Mayfield Brain & Spine continues to expand care using this gold standard of image-guided technology. Together, we have everything it takes to continue bringing exceptional outcomes to all of our patients.”
In 2021, The Christ Hospital Health Network and Mayfield Brain & Spine expanded their historic partnership to provide the full portfolio of brain tumor and other cranial surgeries, adding to a long history of innovation and excellence in spine surgery. The partnership expansion includes a significant investment by The Christ Hospital in advanced equipment, including the BrainLab imaging technology.
“With the use of BrainLab technology, patients can be assured they are receiving the benefits of advanced imaging to treat brain tumors and other cranial surgeries,” said Robert Bohinski, MD, PhD, Mayfield Brain & Spine Neurosurgeon. “These patients see improved outcomes. It’s just one example of how the partnership we have developed with The Christ Hospital can improve the lives of our patients.”
About The Christ Hospital Health Network
The Christ Hospital Health Network consists of an acute care hospital located in Mt. Auburn, a remote hospital location in Liberty Township, five ambulatory outpatient centers and dozens of medical offices throughout the region. For more than 130 years, The Christ Hospital has provided compassionate care to those it serves. Made up for more than 1,300 physicians and more than 6,500 team members, our mission is to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional outcomes in an affordable way. The Network was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 hospital in the Cincinnati Region, named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list in 2022 and one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades. It is also a Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award recipient, which recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations that achieve the 95th percentile or above of performance in patient experience.
About Mayfield Brain & Spine
Mayfield Brain & Spine is the full-service patient care provider of the Mayfield Clinic, one of the nation's leading physician organizations for neurosurgical treatment, education and research. We improve the lives of our patients through innovative preventive care, surgical interventions and rehabilitation. With more than 30 specialists in neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy, Mayfield Brain & Spine treated more than 27,000 patients from more than 40 states in 2021. Mayfield operates four patient care locations in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, and Mayfield physicians also care for patients at the Mayfield Spine Surgery Center in Cincinnati. Mayfield physicians specialize in the treatment of back and neck pain, sciatica, Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, NPH, epilepsy, brain and spinal tumors, stroke, moyamoya, brain aneurysms, Chiari malformation, scoliosis, kyphosis, facial pain, facial twitch, trauma, concussion, spinal cord injury and carpal tunnel. As leading innovators in their field, Mayfield physicians have pioneered surgical procedures and instrumentation that have revolutionized the medical art of neurosurgery for spinal diseases and disorders, brain tumors, and neurovascular diseases and disorders.