Sudbury hospital working to improve the health of Northerners

In our first report of Health Sciences North CEO David McNeil speaking to the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce Thursday, McNeil outlined how Sudbury's hospital has become a significant economic driver for the region, with a local operating budget of more than $700 million and having a regional impact of what McNeil said was close to a billion dollars in terms of employee incomes and money spent on goods and services.

He remarked that improved technology means improved health care in many ways. He presented a brief video depicting the story of a man who suffered a stroke at home. He was rushed to HSN where they performed diagnostic imaging with a CAT scan. A large clot was found blocking part of his brain. Physicians at HSN were quickly able to perform appropriate surgery.

"We have access to world class radiology services. It has significantly improved our read time for example, for a CT scan, which would have typically taken seven hours, we're now down to having a CT scan read in one hour. You can imagine what that means in terms of patient care and having access to that information."

Another significant change said McNeil is the implementation of the Electronic Medical Records program which is in the process of being integrated throughout the region.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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