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Deja Vu: Intuitive Surgical Back to 2005 Levels

Not everyone is putting off capital equipment purchases. Some are moving ahead to acquire state-of-the-art technologies even if they have to cut back in other areas.. Here is one hospital CEO with her priorities in order. Of course, it does help that CyberKnife Centers open with a backlog and are immediately profitable for their operators.

Hospital puts off building renovations to buy CyberKnife

Margaret Sabin, chief executive officer at Penrose-St. Francis Health Centers, said, “We are buying a new CyberKnife program for the cancer center. We decided that that program directly benefited patients — it is state of the art technology. But to do it, we had to put off some building renovations. We decided to focus on health care and patient needs — the rest we’ll make do without.”

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Intuitive Surgical Dips Below $100

ISRG did fine until Cramer recommended it.

I know, post hoc ergo propter hoc but this does happen quite a bit, doesn't it? I mean Cramer, trying to jump on a trend, pulls the trigger on old news and gets his listeners hung out to dry.

Here is evidence of a trend that not everybody and their brother is onto but, of course, Cramer will wait until after the big move and then move his minyons in at just the wrong entry point.

Hospital puts off building renovations to buy CyberKnife

Margaret Sabin, chief executive officer at Penrose-St. Francis Health Centers, said, “We are buying a new CyberKnife program for the cancer center. We decided that that program directly benefited patients — it is state of the art technology. But to do it, we had to put off some building renovations. We decided to focus on health care and patient needs — the rest we’ll make do without.”

www.csbj.com/story.cfm...

3 Top and Bottom Market Sectors for This Week

Hospital puts off building renovations to buy CyberKnife

Margaret Sabin, chief executive officer at Penrose-St. Francis Health Centers, said, “We are buying a new CyberKnife program for the cancer center. We decided that that program directly benefited patients — it is state of the art technology. But to do it, we had to put off some building renovations. We decided to focus on health care and patient needs — the rest we’ll make do without.”

www.csbj.com/story.cfm...

Cramer's Lightning Round - Intuitive Is Running on Empty (1/7/09)

Hospital puts off building renovations to buy CyberKnife

Margaret Sabin, chief executive officer at Penrose-St. Francis Health Centers, said, “We are buying a new CyberKnife program for the cancer center. We decided that that program directly benefited patients — it is state of the art technology. But to do it, we had to put off some building renovations. We decided to focus on health care and patient needs — the rest we’ll make do without.”

www.csbj.com/story.cfm...

Cardinal Health, Intuitive Surgical Injured by the Economy

Hospital puts off building renovations to buy CyberKnife

Margaret Sabin, chief executive officer at Penrose-St. Francis Health Centers said, “We are buying a new CyberKnife program for the cancer center. We decided that that program directly benefited patients — it is state of the art technology. But to do it, we had to put off some building renovations. We decided to focus on health care and patient needs — the rest we’ll make do without.”

www.csbj.com/story.cfm...