A computed tomography (CT) scanner breakage is forcing Shawville Hospital to suspend that radiology service to patients until Tuesday, according to the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS).
Patients who urgently need to undergo such medical imaging examination will be transferred to the nearest hospital center with a working CT scanner (CTWhere CT scan in English).
A CT scan is a test that uses X-rays to show the internal structures of the body. It enables a large number of precise images to be taken and hidden regions to be revealed on plain X-ray images
can be read on the website ZISS the Outaouais.
This isn’t the first time the device has glitched by CT occurs at Shawville Hospital and results in service disruption. It ruptured three times in 2021, according to public health data.
Among other things, the device at the Pontiac hospital center was out of service for a week last December.
the ZISS de l’Outaouais wanted to start the exchange CT Shawville and Maniwaki in 2020. The ZISS only received government approval to replace her in 2021.
It was expected this month that the ZISS de l’Outaouais is part of a provincial tender for the procurement of new goods CT at Shawville and Maniwaki hospitals.
Their installation should take place three to six months later, in 2024.
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