As part of the final board meeting of the main healthcare department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, new facilities were opened in Vitebsk
– With the commissioning of the CT scanner, it will be significantly easier to conduct diagnostics and more effective to carry out treatment. In our center, up to 35,000 people receive consultative and diagnostic care annually. These are not only residents of the Vitebsk region but also of the republic as a whole, – explained Natalia Podolinskaya, Chief Physician of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Cardiology Center. – The availability of a computed tomograph with a cardio package will allow us to expand the diagnostic capabilities of our specialists and improve the quality of high-tech specialized medical care. For example, it will help to detect ischemic heart disease and pulmonary embolism at early stages, determine the presence of blood clots in the heart chambers or vessels, and in other clinical situations.
The commissioning of a new magnetic resonance imaging scanner at the oncology center (VOKOD) will reduce the waiting time for MRI examinations for primary outpatients, as reported to media representatives at VOKOD. It is planned to separate patient flows for outpatient and inpatient appointments and patients from central district hospitals. The remote injector will allow for reliable diagnosis of pathological formations with contrast enhancement.
– The oncology center uses the most advanced technologies in its work to provide assistance to patients. A number of advantages will be provided by the new equipment that has been put into operation, – said the chief physician of VOKOD, Anzhelika Tomchina. – Thanks to this, the throughput will significantly increase, as there are four workstations for doctors, artificial intelligence imaging is used, and good visualization. All these functions will allow us to carry out diagnostics. And, perhaps, the most important thing is that MRI examinations will become more accessible, primarily for cancer patients.
The equipment, the chief physician reported, was purchased by the Ministry of Health; the local authorities provided significant assistance in financing the construction and installation work and commissioning the equipment.