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SonoSite, Inc., the world leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, delivers solutions that meet the imaging needs of the medical community. With its acquisition of VisualSonics’ ultra high-frequency micro imaging technology, SonoSite continues to influence the future of medical ultrasound in both the clinical and preclinical markets.

Mission
SonoSite is dedicated to bringing high quality ultrasound to patients who would otherwise not have access to this technology due to social conditions, remote location, or poverty. Through our SoundCaring program, we make our innovative ultrasound systems available to nonprofit healthcare providers in challenging environments around the world.

SoundCaring currently supports numerous programs in Asia, South America, the Caribbean and Africa. Visit www.soundcaring.com to learn more.
LATEST NEWS
February 21st, 2012
A Big Thank-You From Tenwek, Kenya

This story reminds us yet again how lives can be saved when dedicated teamwork combines with progressive medical technology.

An international team of SonoSite employees raced against the clock to deliver a... more

April 27th, 2011
Sierra Leone
Scott Farmery, MD Consultant Anaesthetist
at Makeni Hospital, Sierra Leone

Two weeks ago, an email dropped into my hospital inbox in London. It was clearly quite persuasive because, as a direct result, I’m now sitting in a... more
March 17th, 2011
Rwanda

Steven C. Hall, MD, Anesthesiologist
Discusses use to SonoSite ultrasound during a medical mission to Gitwe, Rwanda

Medical Missions for Children is one of the largest nonprofit groups in the United States that provides... more

November 1st, 2010
India and Morocco
Phil Arnold, MD
On the use of SonoSite ultrasound for paediatric cardiac anaesthesia in developing nations 

Congenital heart disease is one of the most common forms of birth defect, affecting about one in 145 births in the UK... more
September 17th, 2010
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Judith Anderson
On the use of SonoSite ultrasound in Goma

HEAL  Africa acquired a SonoSite ultrasound system through the SoundCaring program to serve a hospital treating patients in a war zone. It is housed in... more

January 27th, 2010
Haiti
Sachita Shah, MD, Emergency Medicine
in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake

Day 1 - Entering Haiti, January 27, 2010
When we flew in on Jan 16th to Port-au-Prince, the destruction was evident in many areas. The... more
April 30th, 2012
SonoSite Establishes Ultrasound Training Program In Kenya At Great Lakes University
In Collaboration With The African Institute of Innovation and Technology Contact: Lisa Fritzky (425) 951-1375 BOTHELL, WA– April 30, 2012– SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, today announced a partnership with the African Institute of Innovation and Technology (AIIT), a Kenyan education trust, to establish the first ultrasound education program at Great Lakes University of Kisumu−a technology hub of East Africa. The AIIT ultrasound program is designed to provide physicians, midwives and clinical workers with greater access to ultrasound...
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October 4th, 2011
Game-Changer
Imaging Economics |  September 2011

"Use of ultrasound at the point of care is growing in sports medicine. In office practice and on the playing field, this versatile technology is now widely used by team physicians in professional sports to provide dynamic real-time evaluation and safe, accurate treatment of players' injuries. Most European soccer clubs, as well as the National Basketball Association, are taking advantage of ultrasound's well-established benefits for improving patient safety and outcomes, at a fraction of the cost of MRI or CT scans."...
April 1st, 2011
Two exemplary Primary Care physicians are “uncovering serious abnormalities” that could not have been found through physical examination. In fact, these physicians found more than 50 cases of thyroid and other cancers. Read their article...
March 21st, 2011
"As we move forward into an era of increased healthcare system accountability, the key question hospital administrators face is how to reduce costs and still maintain stringent safety standards..." Read the full article by SonoSite Chief...
November 30th, 2010
New University | November 30, 2010 

“This school year, UC Irvine has become one of the first medical schools in the nation to integrate portable ultrasound training into its curriculum.” ...
November 1st, 2010
ZotZine | November 2010 

“On her first day as a UC Irvine medical student, Sarah Rooney received an Apple iPad." Read full article

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Welcome to the CMO Corner

As an emergency physician, I have taken care of thousands of patients who have benefitted from bedside ultrasound and I consider it to be an indispensible tool. Many across the medical profession share the same view. In fact, the value of ultrasound is of such importance that the sheer volume of published information is overwhelming.

That’s why we’ve created the CMO Corner.  It is meant to distill relevant information about portable ultrasound so you can access it without spending hours online. The CMO Corner will be regularly updated with commentary on peer-reviewed articles, links to relevant abstracts, and other news of note. 

I invite you check back regularly for new articles.  I also welcome you to contact me directly with information which you believe would benefit others.

Sincerely,
Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC
Chief Medical Officer
 
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LATEST ARTICLES

April 25th, 2012
I find it ironic that one of the most efficient ways to detect pneumothorax in patients is also one of the most effective ways to prevent two of its more common clinical causes.

While scenarios that might trigger the suspicion of...
March 20th, 2012

It may be an exaggeration to suggest that every other month a new guideline or requirement is released by a professional medical body recommending or directing that ultrasound—especially bedside (a.k.a., point-of-care) ultrasound—be...

January 4th, 2012

While not all portable ultrasound examinations are of an emergency nature, its predominant use originated within the “we-need-it-STAT” category. Hence, the significant role of emergency medicine in contributing to point-of-care...

October 13th, 2011
I’ve seen many patients present to the E.D. in severe pain from kidney stones. Renal colic is a common and recurrent condition; it affects over a million people each year in the U.S. and accounts for approximately 1 percent of admissions....
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