Shaare Zedek Hospital has installed 20 state-of-the-art ultrasound devices in different departments in the hospital towards improved patient care.
Hospital officials report the variety of devices were chosen based on the specific needs of each department. They all offer high resolution and operational convenience for the medical staff. In addition, they allow physicians to perform many tests that weren’t possible with the older devices.
Prof. Irith Hadas Halpern, head of the Imaging Wing, explains that “imaging is an unparalleled diagnostic tool. In a hospital such as Shaare Zedek, that treats so many patients, the imaging devices never rest, especially the ultrasounds since they are also used in invasive procedures. This is why it is so important to incorporate the best devices in the routine work of our physicians.”
The new ultrasounds were installed in the Department of Emergency Medicine (ER), pediatric departments and Pediatric ER, NICU, Women’s Clinics, Cardio Institute, and of course the Ultrasound Institute. They offer our patients advanced cardiac echo tests, elastography tests (these are used to evaluate the elasticity of tissue, to help diagnose malignant and benign processes), tests which require contrast and scans during laparoscopic procedures. “A special transducer supplies an exceptionally high quality image during the procedure, which allows for maximum accuracy”, explains Prof. Hadas Halpern.
Each department received devices with unique functions relevant to the diagnoses performed there, and their strategic placements throughout the hospital cancels the need to bring the device to the patient, a process that both damages the equipment and prolongs the diagnosis and treatment.
“To provide the best care we require the best equipment. This is why we never rest and are always on the lookout for newer, better devices. I hope these new ultrasounds will further facilitate that which we do best – providing our patients with the best treatment and care”, summarizes Prof. Hadas Halpern.
Purchase of the ultrasounds was made possible in part through the generous support of the USAID-ASHA program of the Government of the United States.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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It’s about time. The last time I was there as a patient, some expert professor, using the old ultrasound, stuck a tube into my chest cavity through my stomach wall by mistake.