LCMC Health has established a Neuroscience Institute at West Jefferson Medical Center.

A news release describes the Institute as the first of its kind in the Gulf South, with a team of physicians, researchers and educators collaborating to help people suffering from conditions such asParkinsons, stroke, brain tumor, or back and spine conditions.

The Institute is partnering with the Culicchia Neurological Clinic, which has been part of West Jefferson for 60 years specializing in a wide array of disorders affecting the nervous system and spine. The two entities will share a newly designed, state-of-the-art facility on the 6th and 7th floors of the South Tower of WJMC. A staircase and elevator will connect the floors for ease of access for patients who will also benefit from an expanded waiting room and modern finishes creating a more comfortable experience for patients and their families, the release said.

Multiple specialties will be available to patients at one location, such as neurology, neurosurgery, neurointerventional radiology, neurorehabilitation, neuro-oncology, neuro-otology, neurocritical care, stroke care, spine care and more.

The hospital on the West Bank has had other additions over the past several months as part of $90 million in renovations and expansion projects,including the completion of a new Outpatient Surgery Center, physician clinics entry, endoscopy department, emergency department and a new main hospital entrance.

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