There is a brighter future ahead for the local health region and the rest of the world when it comes to health care.
On Friday, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, Five Hills Health Region and Moose Jaw Union Hospital officially presented the new Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), which has been operating locally since Nov. 1.
The system gives healthcare professionals the ability to analyze X-rays and CT scans much faster and with more efficiencies than the old film system. As well, PACS allows an easy flow of communication regarding patient scanning information between hospitals within the province.
According to chief radiologist Dr. Awie Du Toit, assuming the hospitals in other jurisdictions have PACS, local doctors could consult doctors from anywhere in the world with the new system (assuming the patients allow such sharing).
The world of medical science is forever changing and improving. There seems to be no end to the advancements in care for the ill and injured, improving quality of life and, ideally, staving off death.
It’s true the community of Moose Jaw and area anxiously awaits the eventual expansion of the health region’s primary healthcare facility, but even with Union Hospital in its current state, it’s comforting to know there are still incoming medical-technology enhancements aimed at improving healthcare for all.
One can only anticipate a brighter future ahead.
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