More treatment locally, and fewer trips to Iowa City - that was the promise today from Genesis Medical Center when it announced an agreement with the University of Iowa to open the Genesis Neuroscience Institute in Davenport.
Doctor Todd Ridenour says he's been the only neurosurgeon in the Iowa Quad Cities for several years, but thanks to this agreement he now has a partner, Doctor Brian Walsh. And together they'll be able to handle more cases at Genesis, including head and spinal injuries, strokes, and brain tumors.
By himself Ridenour says he can't do 6 to 8 hours of surgery every day, and then answer calls in the emergency room.
He also thinks people expect more now from their local hospitals than they did 20 or 30 years ago.
He performs between 150 and 250 operations a year now, and estimates with Doctor Walsh that number will double.
The new Neuroscience Institute is located at Genesis Medical Center on West Central Park in Davenport.