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Health Quest Medical Practice, Now Part of Nuvance Health: NUMBERING MORE THAN 1,000, neuro- logical disorders affect the lives of nearly one-third of the U.S. population. Effective diagnosis and treatment of many of these conditions require the ca re of highly skilled providers using latest-generation t ech nolog ies a nd t ech n iques . T h at often forces patients in less-populated communities to seek advanced care at la rge, impersona l academic institu- tions in major metropolitan areas or to be transferred to a hospital away from their familia l support systems in the event of an emergency. Some, unable to navigate those logistical barriers, settle for suboptimal care. He a lt h Q ue s t Me d i c a l P r a c t i c e (HQ MP) Neurosciences, now part of Nuvance Health, provides patients in the Mid-Hudson Valley with local access to state-of-the-art neurologica l care. Staffed by an attentive, experienced team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroin- terventional surgeons, physiatrists and other providers, HQMP Neurosciences offers comprehensive diagnoses and treat- ment services for wide-ranging conditions. These include Alzheimer's disease, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, migraine and other headaches, neck pain, lower back pain, and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. " Patient s a re able to receive top- notch, cutting-edge care close to home BY JENNA HAINES A MuLTiDiSCiPLiNARY TE AM OF E XPERiENCED SPECiALiSTS AND SuBSPECiALiSTS WiTH HE ALTH QuEST MEDiCAL PR ACTiCE NEuROSCiENCES PROViDES COMPREHENSiVE, LE ADiNG-EDGE CARE FOR PATiENTS WiTH A BROAD SPECTRuM OF NEuROLOGiCAL AND NEuRODEGENER ATiVE CONDiTiONS. PHOTOS © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT/SPARTINA STUDIOS Paul Wright, MD, evaluates a patient's cranial nerve VI (abducens nerve). " As a result of incredible institutional support, Health Quest Medical Practice, now part of Nuvance Health, provides patients with compassionate, cutting-edge care in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Health Quest Medical Practice is committed to providing the resources and technology to allow physicians and nursing staff to deliver excellent care. It is an organization that really wants to do right by patients." — PAUL WRIGHT, MD, MBA, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF NEUROSCIENCES FOR HQMP Delivering Advanced Neurological Care in the Mid-Hudson Valley i n a ma n ner t hat is persona l," says Paul Wright, MD, MBA, Assistant Vice President of Neurosciences for HQ MP. "Many people travel to big institutions only to sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Discussions about their care are often fewer and abbreviated because patients aren't given the opportunity to spend as much time with their providers. Here, we discuss diagnoses and treatments with patients and family members in-depth and provide them with continuity and consistency of care." TREATMENT FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS Based at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, and an on-site outpatient clinic, the Movement Disorders Program is the first and only one in the Mid-Hudson Valley and northwestern Connecticut to offer advanced diagnostic and treatment options for patients with neurological and neurodegenerative condi- tions that cause involuntary movement, a loss of the ability to move or a combination of the two. Common movement disorders 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R F E A T u R E