Patients Emerge from Persistent Comas and Vegetative States in Nexus Health Systems Program

Nexus Health Systems announces the launch of our Emerging Consciousness Program – also known as the Phoenix Project – for individuals with a disorder of consciousness post-brain injury. Since the program formed in early 2018, over 85% of our patient population has experienced improved wakefulness after being in a coma or vegetative state for anywhere from weeks to years.

Pediatric and adult patients admit to the Phoenix Project in a coma or vegetative state after a brain injury acquired from a catastrophic event. Common occurrences include motor vehicle accident, gunshot wound, industrial accident, hemorrhage, drug overdose and near drowning. Once patients are admitted and evaluated, the team deploys individualized neuropharmacological treatment plans to draw patients out of unconsciousness and accelerate cognitive, functional and behavioral capabilities.

“Our program gives families another option besides life support and death,” Dr. John W. Cassidy, Nexus Founder and Chief Medical Officer, explained. “Many of our patients are given minimal chances to live, let alone further heal and wake up.”

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