Health Sciences North is now the home of a new Computed Tomography (CT) machine, which was installed in the medical imaging department at the hospital earlier this month.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and HSN has been working with Cancer Care Ontario to improve lung cancer screening in Ontario. With support from the Northern Cancer Foundation, the hospital was able to install the new machine.
Royal Canadian Legion District H also funded the machine.
“We were very pleased that the Legion was interested in partnering with us again to make improvements to patient care here in Sudbury,” said Tannys Laughren, executive director of the Northern Cancer Foundation.
“Our mission and the Legion’s mission share many key points and we’re very fortunate that we can work together to bringing a new CT to Health Sciences North.”
The new CT machine is an upgrade to HSN's existing equipment and will allow staff to provide modern technology that is faster and lowers the radiation dose for patients.
“Faster scans with high image quality with a lower dose of radiation, ensures that our patients have access to new procedures, better outcomes and better experiences,” said Dr. Evan Roberts, chief of medical imaging.
Currently, Health Sciences North is taking part in the Lung Cancer Screening Pilot for People at High Risk. This province-wide pilot is the first of its kind in Canada, and is screening people at high risk for lung cancer. This machine will play a key role in screening patients.
“The new CT machine will allow us to provide better care to our patients,” said Mark Hartman, vice-president, cancer services and clinical support, Health Sciences North and regional vice-president, Cancer Care Ontario.
“Installing a new CT scanner takes many people including our foundation, donors, facilities team, physicians, clinical staff and many more.”
The new CT machine was installed in November and will provide improved scan capabilities for pediatric, cardiac and stroke patients, along with the Lung Cancer Screening Pilot for People at High Risk at Health Sciences North.
