5th April 2014, Saturday
By Bryan Smyth
bryan@TheCork.ie
Two new state-of-the art CT Scanners have been unveiled at The Mercy Hospital.
The new C-T imaging Suite was officially opened yesterday afternoon by Minister Simon Coveney.
The advanced scanners will enable the diagnosis of a wide range of diseases, and allow the staff at the Radiology Department to better monitor the progress of patients who are undergoing certain treatments.
The suite was jointly funded by the H-S-E, Mercy Hospital, and The Mercy Hospital Foundation
The Foundation raised 1 million euro in the last three years for the equipment.
Mercy Hospital Foundation CEO is Micheál Sheridan. He explained the benefits of the new equipment to TheCork.ie
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Paul Hickey Toshiba, Caroline Hayes Mercy Hospital and Rob De Jong Toshiba pictured at the opening of the new €2.5 million CT Suite at The Mercy University Hospital, Cork.The CT Suite, jointly funded by HSE/ The Mercy University Hospital and The Mercy Hospital Foundation, is home to two new state-of-the art Toshiba Aquilion CT Scanners that will further improve the services and care offered to patients.
picture Gerard McCarthy
