Greenbrook TMS Provides Update Regarding COVID-19 Response
25 März 2020 - 8:00PM
Business Wire
Greenbrook TMS Inc. (TSX: GTMS) (“Greenbrook” or the
“Company”) today provides the following update regarding the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Greenbrook’s business and its
response to dealing with the pandemic.
As of today, there has been a minimal impact to patient
treatment numbers and all of the Company’s active TMS Centers are
fully operational. Greenbrook’s TMS Centers have been deemed
essential businesses and are permitted to continue to operate
following the implementation of temporary exceptional measures by
various local and state governments in the United States to
minimize the spread of COVID-19.
The Company has been piloting, and effective immediately will be
rolling out, a new telehealth platform that facilitates access to
care for patients that are seeking treatment, enabling patients to
complete certain physician office appointments from home without
the need to physically visit a Greenbrook TMS Center. Greenbrook is
also assessing opportunities to utilize other technologies to
maintain contact with prospective patients that have inquired about
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (“TMS”) therapy, including
through the implementation of an encrypted text messaging platform
that will enable patients to stay in touch with the Greenbrook care
team from home.
“We recognize that treating Major Depressive Disorder and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is more important now than ever
before,” commented President and Chief Executive Officer, Bill
Leonard. “We are aware of the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention’s guidance that individuals with pre-existing mental
health conditions should continue treatment during this challenging
period. We have therefore taken necessary steps to protect our
patients, employees and physician partners in order to continue to
be able to deliver the highest quality service at all of our TMS
Centers. While the situation remains fluid, and while we expect to
see a decrease in traffic at our TMS Centers as the pandemic
progresses, we are doing everything we can to be able to continue
delivering care to our patients.”
About Greenbrook TMS Inc.
Operating through 123 Company-operated treatment centers,
Greenbrook is a leading provider of TMS therapy, an FDA-cleared,
non-invasive therapy for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
and other mental health disorders, in the United States. TMS
therapy provides local electromagnetic stimulation to specific
brain regions known to be directly associated with mood regulation.
Greenbrook has provided more than 370,000 TMS treatments to close
to 10,000 patients struggling with depression.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this press release, including with
respect to the implementation of patient text messaging
applications, or the Company’s future financial or operating
performance, constitutes forward-looking information. In some
cases, but not necessarily in all cases, forward-looking
information can be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as “plans”, “targets”, “expects” or “does not
expect”, “is expected”, “an opportunity exists”, “is positioned”,
“estimates”, “intends”, “assumes”, “anticipates” or “does not
anticipate” or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases
or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,
“would”, “might”, “will” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be
achieved”. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations,
projections or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances contain forward-looking information. Statements
containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but
instead represent management’s expectations, estimates and
projections regarding future events.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of
opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered
reasonable by the Company as of the date of this press release, are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including
but not limited to the factors described in greater detail in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s current annual information
form available at www.sedar.com. These factors are not intended to
represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the
Company; however, these factors should be considered carefully.
There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will
prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are made as of the date of this press release,
and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or
alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the
factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
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Erns Loubser Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Greenbrook
TMS Inc.
Glen Akselrod Investor Relations Greenbrook TMS Inc.
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