Medical Imaging opens its doors The newMedical Imaging Department at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has opened boasting the latest scanning and imaging technology, including an MRI for the first time in the hospital’s history. Hornsby MP, Matt Kean, and Ku-ring-gai MP, Alister Henskens, officially opened the department which is now almost double the size of the former unit. Staff are excited to care for patients in the new department which also has a SPECT - a nuclear imaging scan that integrates computed tomography (CT) and a radioactive tracer scanner, newCTs, ultrasounds and x-rays. The local community will also benefit from a new orthopantogram (OPG) which allows for dental xrays and a fluoroscopy unit which is used widely for stroke patients to review speech and swallowing. The $265 million redevelopment of the hospital is progressing well with works continuing on the newClinical Services Building. Photos: (Top right) Ku-ring-gai MPAlister Henskens and the newMRI ma- chine; (Middle right) Hospital General Manager Lee Gregory; (Bottom right) Hornsby MPMatt Kean andAlister Henskens; (Bottom) Staff join the MPs to cut the ribbon Front page cover CT Scan: Lee Gregory; Sarina Klages, Executive Director, Medical Imaging Department Services (MIDS); Anna Abeska, Chief Radiographer, MIDS; Stacey Johnson, Radiographer; Alister Henskens, Matt Kean.
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HKH STAGE 2 REDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY NEWS | ISSUE 6 | MARCH 2020
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