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Hyperfine Swoop® System Scan Volume in the United States Hits Record Milestones Across Multiple Sites of CareHyperfine, Inc. (Nasdaq: HYPR), the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the first FDA-cleared AI-powered portable MRI system for the brain-the Swoop® system-today announced the achievement of scan volume milestones in key hospitals and neurology clinics, demonstrating accelerating clinical utilization and adoption of the Swoop® system throughout the United States. The increasing clinical use of the Swoop® system is driven by several factors: enhanced clinical utility from improved image quality, growing evidence of its economic value, and expanding adoption across new care settings, including neurology clinics and the emergency department (ED). The most successful Swoop® system programs are driven by visionary healthcare leaders who are passionate about addressing the challenges of MRI availability and recognize the clinical and economic value of portable MRI in expanding patient access to imaging. Jennifer Villa Frabizzio, MD, Chief of Neuroradiology at Jefferson Abington Hospital, who has used the Swoop® system for over three years, commented, "We are excited to have surpassed one thousand Swoop® system scans, making us the highest volume center in the United States. Since we have such a robust Swoop® system program, we decided to evaluate the impact to our hospital, which was recently published in a peer-reviewed journal. We were impressed to find that increasing access to imaging with the Swoop® system not only improved patient care but also delivered meaningful cost savings, significantly reduced MRI wait times in the ICU and ED, and improved patient progression throughout the hospital. Recently, we have also started using the Swoop® system for outpatient brain MRI to reduce wait times for patients at outpatient clinics." As healthcare systems face mounting pressure to improve both efficiency and quality of care, Jefferson Abington's experience provides compelling evidence that portable brain MRI offers strong clinical utility and a favorable health economic profile, particularly at scale. CHRISTUS Mother Frances, one of the first sites to adopt the next-generation Swoop® system, crossed the 500-scan milestone in just nine months, driven by integrating the Swoop® system into a scalable stroke program. As adoption continues to accelerate, Chief Medical Officer at the center, Mark Anderson, MD, shared, "The Swoop® system has had such a big impact improving patient care and hospital efficiency with our stroke patients in the main hospital ED, we purchased an additional system to place in a satellite ED to help triage stroke patients - enabling faster patient care and avoiding unnecessary admissions and transport costs. We are also pioneering use in the operating room, becoming the first in the United States to conduct transsphenoidal tumor resection using the Swoop® system pre- and post-operatively to confirm surgical success." Clinical use of the Swoop® system is accelerating in neurology offices, where it has quickly become a valuable extension of the diagnostic workflow since its introduction in mid-2025. Neurology of Central Florida has already exceeded 500 in-office MRI scans, demonstrating how point-of-care imaging enables neurologists to complete diagnostic evaluations within their own practice. As Alicia Cabrera, MD, noted, "The Swoop® System is an excellent tool to expedite the diagnostic process-it's the missing link we didn't have before. Patients used to wait weeks for imaging and results; now we can often get answers within 24 to 72 hours, allowing faster decisions and helping avoid unnecessry emergency room visits." The Swoop® system provides a more comfortable and convenient patient experience, supported by NEURO PMR findings showing a 4:1 patient preference for portable MRI. It is now routinely used for outpatient applications, including headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis surveillance, and emerging brain health assessments. "The experiences at Jefferson Abington, CHRISTUS Mother Frances, and Neurology of Central Florida reflect what we hear consistently from clinicians-timely access to MRI remains a meaningful challenge and portable MRI is helping address that need," said Maria Sainz, President and CEO of Hyperfine. "By eliminating the barriers that have long defined conventional MRI-wait times, technologist shortages, cost, and immobility-the Swoop® system enables faster decision-making across the hospital and beyond. At Hyperfine, we have redefined what MRI delivery looks like, and we remain committed to supporting brain health by making high-quality imaging available to more patients across more care settings." Hear more from these hospital centers in our recent webinar on how portable MRI is transforming stroke care. For more information about the Swoop® system, please visit HyperfineMRI.com.
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