1. Audio News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 14, 2015
Contact: Lori Conerly, 313-580-6907 x 269; conerlyl@mail.gvsu.edu
MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY DEVELOPS
NEW MOBILE MRI VEHICLE
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Minneapolis, Minn. - MEDTRONIC HAS DEVELOPED A MOBILE MRI VEHICLE WITH
GENERAL MOTORS. THE WEST MICHIGAN BASED COMPANY SEEKS TO SOLVE A
COUNTRY-WIDE PROBLEM. IN RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HOSPITALS LACK
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES. MEDTRONIC CEO OMAR ISHRAK (Oh-Mar Ish-ROCK)
SAID THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE HEALTH CARE MUCH EASIER FOR
THE PUBLIC.
(ACTUALITY: OMAR ISHRAK, MEDTRONIC CEO, :15) “THE MRI VEHICLE WILL BE
ABLE TO MAKE SCHEDULED VISITS TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FAR DISTANCES
AWAY FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS AND IT WILL SERVE PATIENTS WITH A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT HEALTH CONCERNS.”
(AVAILABLE AS MP3 AT WWW.MEDTRONIC.COM/ONLINENEWSROOM)
ABOUT MEDTRONIC
MEDTRONIC IS A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY THAT IS
COMMITTED TO SOLVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMPANY’S MISSION INCLUDES ONE PRINCIPLE
IDEA OF CONTRIBUTING TO HUMAN WELFARE.
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2. MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY DEVELOPS
NEW MOBILE MRI VEHICLE
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CALEDONIA, Mich. – MEDTRONIC HAS DEVELOPED NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLGY
THAT INCLUDES THE USE OF A VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CREATED A NEW MOBILE
MRI VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF GENERAL MOTORS. MEDTRONIC CEO OMAR
ISHAK (Oh-Mar Ish-ROCK) SAID IT WILL GREATLY HELP RURAL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.
(ACTUALITY: OMAR ISHRAK, MEDTRONIC CEO, :10) “WE SAW A LARGE ISSUE
WITH PATIENTS HAVING ACCESS TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AND NOT ALL LOCAL
HOSPITALS ARE EQUIPPED TO CARE FOR PATIENTS.”
(AVAILABLE AS MP3 AT WWW.MEDTRONIC.COM/ONLINENEWSROOM)
HOSPITALS WHO DON’T HAVE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WILL BENEFIT. THE
VEHICLE WILL ASSIST PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL TO FAR
HOSPITALS. SEVERAL HOSPITALS MAY SHARE VEHICLE COSTS. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE
VEHICLES. THE VANS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BRING IN BIG PROFIT. THEY HAVE
BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY. SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF MEDTRONIC’S GLOBAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT LUANN PENDY
(Lew-Ann Pen-Dee) SAID MAKINGHEALTH CARE SIMPLE AND EASY IS A GOAL OF THE
COMPANY.
(ACTUALITY: LUANN PENDY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL QUALITY, :15)
“WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE
A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON THE PATIENTS AS WELL AS THOSE EMPLOYED WITHIN
THE MEDICAL FIELD.”
(AVAILABLE AS MP3 AT WWW.MEDTRONIC.COM/ONLINENEWSROOM)
ABOUT MEDTRONIC
MEDTRONIC IS A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY THAT IS
COMMITTED TO SOLVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMPANY’S MISSION INCLUDES ONE PRINCIPLE
IDEA OF CONTRIBUTING TO HUMAN WELFARE.
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