Having only moved into modular building construction early this year, mid-August saw pre-medical installation contractor, Canute International Medical Services (CIMS), complete its first ever such building for the medical sector.
A CT scanner unit designed and constructed for the Spire Wellesley Hospital in Southend to “match” an existing MRI facility, and to give the impression to patients of being an integral part of the main hospital building. HEJ editor Jonathan Baillie reports.
One of 37 private hospitals operated in the UK by Spire Healthcare, which together treat some 930,000 patients annually, the Spire Wellesley Hospital in Southend offers a wide range of medical procedures and therapies, ranging from orthopaedic surgery such as hip and knee replacements, to cosmetic surgery, bariatric and weight loss procedures, hernia repair, and removal of cataracts. Patients attend not only from Southend and its immediate environs, but equally from throughout the neighbouring South West Essex and Mid Essex PCT areas. 2009 saw a significant investment at the hospital, which expanded its capacity to treat orthopaedic patients. As a consequence, one of its particular strengths is the ability to now offer an even more comprehensive service to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, hand, spine, and foot problems. The hospital is also equipped with physiotherapy and sports clinics, and employs specialists in pain management and consultant rheumatologists, while, with August’s completion of the new modular-built CT scanning facility, Spire Wellesley can now offer patients diagnostic imaging procedures including MRI and CT scans, ultrasound, and X-ray. Hospital managers says the new CT system, a 128-slice Toshiba Aquilion CXL, will principally undertake scans for gastroenterological, cardiological, and urological illnesses and conditions, as well as serving other specialities requiring lees frequent imaging, such as orthopaedics and oncology. Hospital director, Jo Dean, explained: “The purchase of the scanner was driven by increased local demand for regular, high quality, and easily accessible CT scanning facilities, from both consultants and patients.”
Earlier machine has proven its value
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