Brain & Spine Institute

Talent and technology unite to provide hope

World-class technology in the hands of our accomplished physicians and medical staff offers our patients and their families more hope than they ever thought imaginable.
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Smart Operating Suite

Trauma and neurosurgery patients at Sacred Heart Hospital can benefit from some of the most advanced surgical technology available anywhere in the world – right here in Eau Claire.

Watch a video of the ICT scanner being delivered and installed at Sacred Heart Hospital on July 27, 2009. The ICT is the centerpiece of our hospital's second Smart OR™, scheduled to open this fall.

Watch a video of our Smart OR™ Suite here.

Sacred Heart Hospital is the first in Wisconsin and the first hospital ever of its size to have both a BrainSUITE^® with IMRIS intra-operative MRI (iMRI), and BrainSUITE intra-operative CT (iCT) smart operating suites for neurosurgery, spine and trauma patients.

Sacred Heart Hospital is one of only a handful of hospitals in the U.S. to offer BrainSUITE^® and IMRIS iMRI technology. Sacred Heart Hospital is the first hospital in the country to offer BrainSUITE and IMRIS iMRI and iCT technology for both surgery and diagnostics.

Click here to see the Smart OR™

Read about the technology in the Smart OR™ suite, which was featured in the May/June issue of BioPhotonics magazine.

Read about the Smart OR™ in Hospital Review magazine.

Click here to read an article about the new Smart OR™ Surgical System at Sacred Heart Hospital, which appeared in The Catholic Times.

Click here to read coverage on the new Smart OR™ Surgical System at Sacred Heart Hospital, which appeared in Leader-Telegram.

Click here to read about our Smart OR iMRI and iCT systems, as featured in The Advisory Board Company's Horizon Scan Monthly publication. (Sacred Heart Hospital mentioned beginning on page 3).

Click here to watch a video to learn more about this world-class Smart Operating Suite.

Brain & Spine Institute

At the Brain & Spine Institute at Sacred Heart Hospital, we take pride in caring for you as we would members of our own family. In fact, the minute you walk through our doors, you become our family.

We combine a unique multidisciplinary team approach with the world’s most advanced technologies and procedures to manage the full spectrum of neurosurgical care.

Our award-winning neurosurgeons and medical staff tailor their experience, skill and commitment to treat you as a whole person – not just your condition. Our care team includes dedicated neurosurgeons, neurosurgical nurses and a talented surgical team, as well as neurophysiologists and rehabilitation therapists. Our dedicated team approach gives our patients the benefit of the best possible outcomes.

There is hope here.

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Read more about Sacred Heart Hospital being named a BrainLAB "Demonstration Site" for Neurosurgery

Watch a video of our Brain & Spine staff explaining why they enjoy providing care at Sacred Heart Hospital

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Kamal Thapar, MD, receives Red Cross Real Heroes Award
In January 2008, Kamal Thapar, MD, was awarded a Red Cross Real Heroes award by the Chippewa Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Dr. Thapar was selected in the category of "Health Care Hero" for his extraordinary and courageous acts of care and kindness to save the life of a young South Korean student, Haesung Won, who collapsed with a deadly blood clot in her brain. Watch a video of the story here.
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For members of the Media: Access our Smart OR Electronic Media Kit here.