Affiliated Programs

The physicians of New England Neurological Associates, P.C. are proud to be affiliated with the New England Epilepsy Institute (NEEI) at Lawrence General Hospital, the New England PET Imaging System, and the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network (NRH). Read on to learn more about the important roles they play in their respective fields.

New England PET Imaging System

In the spring of 2000 New England PET Imaging System opened a Positron Emission Tomography (“PET”) facility on the grounds of the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts. This was the first PET facility in New England outside of a major academic medical center, bringing this sophisticated technology into clinical use within a community hospital setting. In September of 2002 New England PET Imaging System opened a second PET facility within the Cancer Center of Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, MA. Operation of mobile PET services for New Hampshire and Massachusetts began shortly thereafter, with mobile services now being provided at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, MA. and the Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, MA.
Over the past few years, New England PET Imaging System has further enhanced its capabilities through an upgrade of its three systems to state-of-the-art PET/CT, which combines the functional imaging capabilities of PET with images of body “structure” and anatomy provided by multi-slice CT.
In order to ensure the highest quality of patient care, New England PET has retained Dr. Ruth Lim as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Lim is an Associate Radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. PET/CT is a highly accurate, non-invasive imaging technique for studying metabolism and biochemistry in various organs and organ systems within the body. While most imaging techniques such as X-Ray. CT, or MRI provide information primarily on anatomy and body structure, PET/CT offers insights into function, physiology, and the progress of disease within organs.
PET/CT is particularly effective in oncology, for the examination of various forms of cancer, including lung cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, colorectal cancer, esophageal and head and neck cancers, thyroid cancer, and breast cancer. PET/CT is also used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, to evaluate the brain prior to epilepsy surgery, and to determine if cardiac tissue is viable prior to bypass surgery. PET/CT is approved by Medicare and many other third party payors for virtually all forms of cancer.
New England PET Imaging System is accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR). New England PET Imaging System can be reached by phone at (978) 689-4738, (888) 560-4738 or on the web at www.nepetimaging.com.
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Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network

Intensive rehabilitation, subsequent to neurological treatment, injury, or disease is vital to assure that the patient returns to a satisfying and productive life as soon as possible. For this reason, the physicians of New England Neurological Associates, P.C. are affiliated with the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network (NRH). The hub of the NRH network is an 82-bed freestanding comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospital located in Salem, New Hampshire.

Since 1984, the NRH network has provided care for several thousand patients in their recovery from all types of disabling conditions and injury. Employing an interdisciplinary approach to meet the individual needs of each patient. NRH provides therapeutic services in three inpatient locations – Salem, Nashua, and a brand new state of the art freestanding rehabilitation hospital in Portsmouth – as well as more than 20 outpatient centers located in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. NRH also offers comprehensive rehabilitation services in the home, school, athletic training facilities, and work settings.

The physicians of New England Neurological Associates take an active role in the clinical leadership of NRH’s comprehensive rehabilitation programs. These rehabilitation programs and specialty services include, but are not limited to brain and spinal injury, stroke, neurologic disease and injuries, orthopaedic and multiple trauma, sports rehabilitation and training, amputation, oncology, acute and chronic pain management, spasticity management, hand rehabilitation, burns, pulmonary rehabilitation and reconditioning, psychology and neuropsychology, comprehensive driving evaluation for injured and disabled individuals.

Through the provision of trained physician pain specialists, New England Neurological Associates supports the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Pain Clinic in Salem, N.H. and the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Pain Clinic at RIVERWALK in Lawrence, Mass. These centers serve the needs of patients suffering from various acute and chronic pain disorders.

Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital provides infusion services for patients suffering from Osteoporosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other neurological and rheumatologic diseases. Trained nursing staff work with the neurologists and rheumatologists from NENA infusing medications such as Solumedrol, Tysabri, Remicade, Tocilizumab, Reclast, and Prolia. The standards and practice guidelines of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) are utilized as practice resources and guidelines.
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospitals are proud to be certified in Stroke Rehabilitation by the Joint Commission; something that only a handful of facilities in the country can claim.

Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network is Medicare-certified, and is also accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). These high standards also assure the physicians of New England Neurological Associates, P.C. that their patients will receive comprehensive rehabilitative care, conveniently offered in the patient’s community.

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New England Epilepsy Institute (NEEI) at Lawrence General Hospital

A joint project of New England Neurological Associates and Lawrence General Hospital, NEEI uses a multidisciplinary approach to offer sophisticated services and advanced technology for patients with seizure disorders. A full range of specialized services is available, including neurological evaluations, electroencephalography (EEG), ambulatory EEG, inpatient EEG and video monitoring.

An integral part of the evaluation of patients at NEEI with poorly controlled seizures is the use of overnight inpatient video EEG telemetry. NENA offers the only computerized digital video EEG in the region. This system utilizes state-of- the-art technology to record and analyze seizures captured by a combination of digital video and time-locked brainwave recording. This is critical to the understanding of the patient’s seizure type, and leads to the optimal medical or surgical management of this very common and debilitating condition.

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