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Released on June 20, 2013
New Diagnostic Centre Opens at Royal University Hospital
Saskatchewan’s first PET/CT scanner officially opened today at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital.
“The investment we have made in this state-of-the-art medical imaging service will pay off in better health for our people, increased convenience and less stress from out-of-province travel, and better access to accurate diagnoses,” Rural and Remote Health Minister Randy Weekes said. “We owe it to our patients to provide the highest quality care and the most effective treatments.”
PET/CT (positron emission tomography-computed tomography) scans are used mainly to determine the treatment required for cancer patients and monitor its effectiveness. Saskatoon Health Region expects to provide service to 1,200 patients from across the province this fiscal year and 1,900 patients annually after that.
Cindy Komodowski knows exactly how important it is to have a PET/CT scanner in Saskatchewan. Diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer, she has travelled to Vancouver and Edmonton numerous times for scans to monitor the size of tumours. For the first time since 2004, she underwent a scan last month without leaving the province.
“It makes such a difference to be able to stay close to home, family and friends,” Komodowski said.
“Saskatoon Health Region has committed to an environment where we provide excellent care for our patients and clients,” Saskatoon Regional Health Authority Chair Jim Rhode said. “This new tool will help people stay closer to home when they need to undergo these tests. Our medical teams now have state-of-the-art medical imaging technology at their fingertips to improve service for patients.”
The Government of Saskatchewan provided Saskatoon Health Region with $4 million toward the new medical imaging technology. The Royal University Hospital Foundation raised the remaining $2 million required to renovate the space and install the PET/CT, plus $500,000 for research and education. The province is also providing up to $3.7 million in annual operating funding for the PET/CT.
The new PotashCorp PET/CT Centre was made possible by a matching contribution of $1 million from PotashCorp, making this vital piece of technology available to Saskatchewan residents.
“At PotashCorp, health care is a key community investment priority and has been throughout our history,” PotashCorp President and CEO Bill Doyle said. “We are very pleased that our partnership with Royal University Hospital continues to bring modern medical technology to our province and improve patient care for everyone who calls Saskatchewan home.”
“Our Picture This! campaign was successful thanks to the generosity of donors from Saskatchewan and across Canada,” Foundation Volunteer Chair Bryan Leverick said. “People recognized how important it is to have the most advanced medical imaging technology in the province located here at Royal University Hospital.”
Komodowski appreciates that.
“Having a PET/CT scanner at Royal University Hospital will benefit patients like me and their families, who will no longer have to worry about the added stress of out-of-province travel and accommodations,” Komodowski said.
The University of Saskatchewan cyclotron is expected to be in place by 2015, and to begin producing medical isotopes for the PET/CT by 2016.
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For more information, contact:
Tyler McMurchy
Health
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4083
Linda Walker
Saskatoon Health Region
Saskatoon
Phone: 306-655-3476
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