Brookings Health Invests in New Sleep Diagnostics System for In-Lab Sleep Studies

  • May 13, 2024
Polysomnographer Brooke Jensen attaches sensors to a patient while preparing to conduct a sleep study. Brookings Health System recently invested in new in-lab sleep diagnostic equipment. The new system allows patients freedom of movement during a sleep study. Fewer wires and connectors also increase patient comfort, leading to better sleep quality for improved diagnostic results.
Polysomnographer Brooke Jensen attaches sensors to a patient while preparing to conduct a sleep study. Brookings Health System recently invested in new in-lab sleep diagnostic equipment. The new system allows patients freedom of movement during a sleep study. Fewer wires and connectors also increase patient comfort, leading to better sleep quality for improved diagnostic results.

Brookings Health System recently upgraded its sleep diagnostics system for in-lab sleep studies. The new system improves patient comfort and freedom of movement during testing at Brookings Health’s Sleep Diagnostics Facility, leading to better sleep quality for improved diagnostic results.

The new sleep diagnostics system transmits sleep data via a wireless Bluetooth connection. The wireless data transmission means patients are not tethered to a bed. Patients who are tested without a CPAP device can move freely while they sleep and may get out of bed by themselves if needed while undergoing testing. 

The polysomnography device that attaches to patients also has fewer wires than the previous device. This creates an easier and faster patient prep for testing. Less wires also increases patient comfort and sleep quality with longer sleep times. This results in better overall testing to diagnose a patient’s sleep condition. 

In addition, the software used to read sleep data applies an automated scoring algorithm to analyze sleep testing results. This helps the reading physician to quickly interpret the data and diagnose the patient. 

Brookings Health System offers both in-lab and at-home sleep studies to help diagnose patients ages 16 and older with sleep conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome. Individuals interested in either an in-home or an in-lab sleep study should ask their primary care provider to refer them to Brookings Health System. More information about sleep studies can be found at brookingshealth.org/sleep.

About Brookings Health System

Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic & Optical, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and extended care services. Brookings Hospital provides local access to doctors in Brookings and offers robotic da Vinci surgery and Mako robotic-arm assisted procedures, making it one of the premier rural community hospitals in South Dakota. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.