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Susan Hundertmark photo
Dr. Miriam Mann, medical program director of emergency services for the Huron Perth Healthcare
Alliance (at left) and Brenda Scott, the Alliance's program director for medical imaging, cut up an old x-
ray negative to symbolize the end of the use of .film at the Alliance's four hospitals.
PACS praised at celebration
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will result in improved access
to the healthcare system with
more efficiency and less time
wasted with x-rays and other
tests.
"'You're proof our initiative
is working," she said.
Dr. Miriam Mann, medical
program director of emer-
gency services for the
Alliance, said Stratford
General's emergency depart-
ment noted improvements
within days of the PACS sys-
tem being up and running.
She said the new technolo-
gy allows doctors to view the
first few images from a test
before all of the images have
even been completed.
"We can do a chest x-ray
this afternoon and can com-
pare one done a month ago
side by side on the same
screen," she said.
As well, Mann said the
PACS technology is improv-
ing access to care in rural
communities where there's a
lack of access to spe-
cialists.
"Seaforth can
call Stratford and
ask for a rapid radio-
logic opinion.
Patients can be seen
and imaged in a
timely fashion," she
said.
Brenda Scott,
Alliance program
director for medical
imaging, praised the
hard work of the
Alliance's informa-
tion technology and
imaging depart-
ments for the "seam-
less transition" for
patients and their
care.
"A huge num-
ber of people have
had a great deal to
do with this. And, we
are eagerly antici-
pating the growth of
digital imaging
throughout the
remaining
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Southwestern Ontario and
the country," she said.
Diane Beattie, VP and CIO
at London Health Sciences
Centre and St. Joseph's
Health Care London, remi-
nisced about the phone call
she got five years ago from
Canada Health Infoway ask-
ing for a proposal on diagnos-
tic imaging.
"Monday we started calling
all our friends to work togeth-
er and make the whole region
come together in a different
way. This really impacts in a
positive way how we can
deliver care," she said.
Williams praised the
Alliance hospitals' founda-
tions and communities for
their fundraising efforts.
"We have strong volunteer
leaders in all our communi-
ties and the money they've
provided is very significant,"
he said.
Seaforth hospital's founda-
tion presented a cheque for
$106,641 from its fundraising
efforts so far.
Williams said with South
Huron Hospital and
Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital in Goderich
coming on line later this
spring, the network is contin-
uing to grow.
"We've really witnessed
today a significant step for-
ward and how it can help in
direct patient care and in
recruiting the staff we need,"
he said.