MOBILE CT VAN FOR WALGETT, BOURKE AND COBAR

NSW Heath Minister Ryan Park on right checking out the mobile CT van with Tom Capell from Western NSW Local Health District. Photo TWH

The communities of Walgett, Bourke and Cobar will soon have better access to the latest diagnostic imaging technology, with NSW’s first mobile CT imaging van officially unveiled by NSW Minister for Health, Ryan Park, in Walgett, last week.

CT technology is a vital diagnostic tool which takes detailed images of the internal organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels and the new Remote Mobile CT Service will be used for non-emergency patients to help diagnose causes of pain from muscles or joints, detect diseases or prepare patients for further treatment or surgery.

Mr Park unveiled the Remote Mobile CT Service during his visit to Walgett Multipurpose Service last week.

The Minister said the service was expected to be used by 1,500 patients a year as it rotates between Walgett, Bourke and Cobar.

“While I had the pleasure of visiting Walgett Multipurpose Service and meeting the wonderful, committed staff there, the Remote Mobile CT Service was on-site going through its final stages of preparation,” Mr Park said. […]

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