Indiana Society of Sleep Professionals
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Bedford Regional Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center
Celebrating 6 years of commitment to educating patients, their families and healthcare professionals about the importance of sleep for good health.

On May 14, 2008 the Sleep Disorders Program of Bedford Regional Medical Center celebrated their newly remodeled Sleep Disorders Center. The remodeling included an expansion of the center's services, from a two bed lab to a four bed lab. The lab also updated patient rooms with stylish decor.

 The BRMC Sleep Disorders Center performed its first sleep study April 1, 2002. Dr Thomas Sullivan as medical director helped obtain Accreditation within one year of opening the center.  The center began with only two technicians, Gloria Stewart RRT,RPSGT (current center supervisor) and Carol Banks CRT, RPSGT, along with Drs Sullivan and Yang.

 The center has  come a long way since their first sleep study on April fools day in 2002. They now have five full time technicians including Stewart, a secretary and two PRN techs. The current  Medical Director is  Karl Yang MD.

 Bedford Indiana is in the rural area of beautiful southern Indiana. There are no nearby accredited sleep centers and no local board certified sleep specialists. In 2006 BRMC a Clarian Health partner teamed up with Clarian’s telemedicine program to bring big city specialty care to rural Indiana without anyone having to drive long distances.

 Telemedicine uses interactive video conferencing to provide patients with specialty care from a distance. A patient can go to a local hospital, such as Bedford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), and see a specialist hundred miles away. A technician stays with the patient to get vital signs and to assist the physician with the exam. The patient's visit includes the use of video conferencing, a digital stethoscope, a hand held video camera and electronic medical record technology. Patients partcipating in Clarian Telemedicine experience the same level of service they would receive during an in-person visit to the physician.

Tony Garrison,RPSGT night technologist states that he is proud that BRMC is using cutting edge technology to provide metropolitan and innovative medicine to rural Indiana.


Downtown Bedford, IN "Limestone Capital of the world"
Bedford Limestone is world renowned. it is found in many principal buildings of the world including the Pentagon and the Empire State Building

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