Heartbeat: Siemens support state of the art scanners

October 24, 2019

Colleagues in imaging are excited with the imminent arrival of a brand new array of scanners thanks to the Managed Equipment Service partnership with Siemens.

City Hospital has recently taken delivery of a brand new state of the art CT Scanner to complement its current suite of equipment and in the coming weeks will also be taking delivery of another CT scanner and MRI scanner at the Birmingham Treatment Centre.

Welcoming the investment to the department, Imaging Director of Operations, Jonathan Walters shared his thoughts: “Resilience is key in this and the new scanners mean we finally have that, at City Hospital. We have two CT Scanners for emergency and acute care that will provide cover until the move to Midland Met. We will no longer suffer the risk of downtime associated with a single scanner servicing or need to transfer patients between sites simply for scans.

“Also, the new scanners are much more capable, with a far higher resolution and specification to help us cope with the speed and complexity of our current scans. This is a significant improvement for patients and the service and a very welcome sight as we move in to the winter period.”