Procirca

What Procirca does

Procirca is a specialty clinical healthcare services organization and wholly-owned subsidiary of UPMC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company delivers cardiovascular surgery support, clinical neurophysiology, perioperative blood management, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and clinical engineering services to more than 60 hospitals, with geographic concentration across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. Its service lines include perfusion (cardiopulmonary bypass, ECMO, IABP, transplant support), intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) covering modalities such as BAEPs, SSEPs, MEPs, EEG, and transcranial Doppler, MCS program development and patient/device management, and perioperative blood management. The company also operates periApp, a proprietary web-based quality management tool that tracks parameters and outcomes across the cardiac support case lifecycle and supports Joint Commission and AABB standards compliance.

Procirca generates revenue through three primary streams. First, managed service programs delivered on-site at client hospital facilities, covering clinical staffing and equipment for perfusion, IONM, blood management, and MCS. Second, professional services including consulting for program design, capital planning, and regulatory compliance. Third, educational programs including CME/CEU workshops (IONM Workshop, Clinical Neurophysiology Multidisciplinary Course, Comprehensive Adult ECMO Training Course priced at $3,000) and the Adult ECMO Boot Camp delivered at client sites. Education is offered through academic partnerships with Carlow University (M.S. Cardiovascular Perfusion, B.S. Neuroscience/IONM, A.S. Neurodiagnostic Technology) and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery.

The company holds multiple high-credibility accreditations including ABRET IONM Lab Accreditation, ELSO Center of Excellence, ELSO endorsement for its Comprehensive Adult ECMO Training Course (the first in North America), CAAHEP accreditation for both cardiovascular perfusion and neuroscience/IONM programs, Joint Commission VAD Destination Therapy certification, and AABB Standards compliance for blood management. Operationally, Procirca supports over 7,000 IONM procedures, 1,600+ MCS cases, and 25,000+ patient encounters annually, with management averaging 20 years of experience and clinical staff averaging 10+ years. Founded in 1981, Procirca operates as a strategic commercialization arm of UPMC, leveraging the parent's academic medical center resources, artificial heart program, and clinical trial infrastructure.

Name

Procirca

Legal name

Procirca

Website

https://procirca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Procirca is a UPMC-owned specialty clinical healthcare services company delivering perfusion, intraoperative neuromonitoring, ECMO, mechanical circulatory support, and blood management to 60+ hospitals, primarily across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Healthcare Services: Procirca provides perfusion, neuromonitoring, blood management, mechanical circulatory support and clinical engineering services to hospitals. Revenue is generated through managed service programs delivered at client hospital facilities.
2. Educational Programs and Training: Continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education units (CEU) programs including the Principles and Practice of IONM Workshop, Clinical Neurophysiology Multidisciplinary Course, Comprehensive Adult ECMO Training Course, Adult ECMO Boot Camp, and academic programs with Carlow University.
3. Consulting Services: Consulting services for perfusion program design and management, blood management program design, mechanical circulatory support services, compliance monitoring, capital planning, asset management, and assistance with regulatory bodies.
4. periApp Software: Web-based quality management tool included with managed service programs and available to clients with their own staff who want to better measure and manage quality of their work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Procirca is a clinical healthcare services company providing perfusion, intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM), mechanical circulatory support (MCS), perioperative blood management, and clinical engineering services to more than 60 hospitals. The company also delivers accredited continuing medical education programs and operates periApp™, a web-based quality management tool for cardiac support case lifecycles.

Product overview

Procirca is a clinical healthcare services company and wholly-owned subsidiary of UPMC, providing a comprehensive suite of cardiovascular and neurophysiology services. The company's offerings include perfusion services (cardiopulmonary bypass, ECMO, IABP), intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM), mechanical circulatory support, and perioperative blood management. In addition to clinical services, Procirca offers software (periApp™ for quality management), consultation services, and extensive education programs including ECMO training courses, IONM workshops, and accredited degree programs in cardiovascular perfusion and neurodiagnostic technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for Clinical Neurophysiology (CCN): Procirca's division that pioneered and perfected on-site and remote intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services, providing monitoring for over 7,000 procedures annually.

Products and services

• Perfusion Services Clinical perfusion services covering adult and pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiopulmonary support, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), transplant support, congestive heart failure fluid removal/aquaphoresis, chemoperfusion, and patient transport, delivered on-site to hospitals.
• Neuromonitoring Services (IONM) Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services with real-time professional oversight across modalities including brainstem auditory evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, motor evoked potentials, visual evoked potentials, dermatomal evoked potentials, electromyography, electroencephalography, cortical mapping, micro-electrode recording, transcranial Doppler, and cerebral oximetry — covering more than 7,000 procedures annually.
• Mechanical Circulatory Support Services Clinical engineering services for mechanical circulatory support (MCS) including program development, patient and device selection guidelines, mechanical function optimization, hospital staff education, patient/caregiver education, technical consultation, and integration of latest MCS technologies — covering more than 1,600 MCS cases (750+ patient support years).
• Perioperative Blood Management Services Patient-centered, multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to blood transfusions using autologous blood recovery, component therapies, and bloodless medicine approaches to reduce allogeneic transfusion risks.
• Consultation Services Consulting services for perfusion program design and management, blood management program design, mechanical circulatory support services, compliance monitoring, capital planning, asset management, and assistance with regulatory bodies — for hospitals seeking to design or optimize their own programs.
• Comprehensive Adult ECMO Training Course Three-day in-person course teaching the latest ECMO techniques and technology through didactic sessions and high-fidelity simulations, targeted at physicians, perfusionists, nurses, and other ECMO caregivers seeking CME/CEU credits.
• Adult ECMO Boot Camp On-site, transportable ECMO training program delivered at client hospitals, customizable in size and scope, targeting multiple clinical specialties through lectures and high-fidelity simulation sessions.
• Principles and Practice of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Workshop Annual interactive workshop covering multimodality IONM protocols, recent advances, and practical techniques, offered for physicians (CME) and healthcare professionals (CEU).
• Clinical Neurophysiology Multidisciplinary Course Multidisciplinary course with two tracks — EEG and Epilepsy in Clinical Practice, and Advances in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring — featuring didactic lectures and interactive case discussions, offered in-person and via Zoom/hybrid formats.
• UPMC School of Cardiovascular Perfusion Master of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion program offered in cooperation with Carlow University, preparing graduates for certification and careers as qualified perfusionists, with 100% graduate placement success rate in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience with IONM Concentration Bachelor of Science program in collaboration with Carlow University offering a concentration in Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring, CAAHEP-accredited (2022), with 100% graduate placement through 2025.
• Associate of Science in Neurodiagnostic Technology Two-year associate degree program in neurodiagnostic technology offered with Carlow University, the only program of its kind in the Pittsburgh region, preparing students for EEG and nerve conduction studies.
• Perfusion Simulation and Education Center Simulation center with modern cardiopulmonary bypass, ECMO, and ventricular assist device simulators for hands-on learning and high-fidelity simulation training for perfusionists and healthcare providers.
• periApp™ Web-based quality management software that manages the full lifecycle of cardiac support cases from preoperative to postoperative care, tracking parameters and outcomes, supporting Joint Commission and AABB standards compliance, case scheduling, purchasing, equipment management, inventory management, and billing. Included with Procirca managed service programs and available on subscription to clients with their own staff.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% placement success rate for School of Cardiovascular Perfusion graduates in 2022, 2023, and 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carlow UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPMC Procirca and Carlow University collaborate on multiple educational programs including a Master of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion (CAAHEP-accredited), Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience with IONM concentration, and Associate of Science in Neurodiagnostic Technology. Students work closely with Procirca professionals during training.
• University of PittsburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcirca presents educational courses in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and The Center for Clinical Neurophysiology. The relationship provides access to world-class academic resources, clinical research capabilities, and physician domain experts.
• ABRETcoreOthersProcirca is an ABRET-accredited Intraoperative Neuromonitoring lab, recognizing exceptionally high standards and dedication to quality.
• ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization)coreOthersUPMC/Procirca is an ELSO Center of Excellence. Procirca's Comprehensive Adult ECMO Training Course is the first in North America to achieve ELSO endorsement and meets Step 1 and Step 2 requirements for the ELSO Adult ECMO certification Exam.
• CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)coreOthersCAAHEP provides accreditation for Procirca's cardiovascular perfusion program and neuroscience/IONM concentration program in partnership with Carlow University.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SpecialtyCare: SpecialtyCare is one of the largest U.S. providers of perfusion, IONM, ECMO, and surgical support services to hospitals, with a national footprint. It is the most directly comparable competitor to Procirca's core managed-service business model across cardiovascular and neurophysiology service lines.
• MPOWERHealth: MPOWERHealth is a national intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services company serving hospitals and surgeons across multiple states. It competes head-on with Procirca's Center for Clinical Neurophysiology for IONM contracts in the same hospital customer segment.
• Sentient Medical Systems: Sentient Medical Systems is a specialized IONM services provider delivering intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring to hospitals and surgical groups. It directly overlaps with Procirca's IONM service line and target customer base.
• Real Time Neuromonitoring Associates (RTNA): RTNA provides remote and on-site IONM services to hospitals and surgical teams, with a clinical staffing model similar to Procirca's Center for Clinical Neurophysiology. It is a direct peer in the outsourced neuromonitoring services market.
• Neuromonitoring Technologies (NMT): NMT provides outsourced IONM and EEG services to hospitals and physician groups, with a clinical service model analogous to Procirca's neurodiagnostic offerings. It directly competes for the same hospital contracts.
• Cardiovascular Perfusion Associates: Cardiovascular Perfusion Associates is a regional perfusion services provider supplying perfusionists and ECMO support to hospitals. It directly competes with Procirca's Perfusion Services line and serves a similar hospital customer base.

Emerging players

• CardioSolution: CardioSolution partners with hospitals to deliver cardiology and cardiovascular program services, including program design and staffing. It is an emerging player with partial overlap to Procirca's clinical engineering and mechanical circulatory support service lines.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Anesthesia Partners: U.S. Anesthesia Partners is a large, national anesthesia and perioperative services provider serving hospitals and surgical facilities. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Procirca's perioperative and surgical support footprint, though it does not specialize in perfusion or IONM.
• Mednax / Pediatrix: Mednax (now Pediatrix) is a large, national physician services organization providing pediatric and maternal-fetal specialty services, including pediatric cardiac and ECMO support. It is a broad incumbent whose pediatric cardiac perfusion and ECMO capabilities overlap with Procirca's pediatric service line.

Others

• Carlow University (Cardiovascular Perfusion Program): Carlow University co-owns the CAAHEP-accredited cardiovascular perfusion program with Procirca. While not a commercial competitor, it is a closely tied educational partner and a relevant comparable for perfusion-education program economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/procircaccn
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProcircaCCN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/procirca-ccn-189849145
• Instagraminstagram.com/procircaecmo/?hl=en

Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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