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Paralympic Athlete Launches BMI The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospital's New Imaging Department
23 May 2012
Paralympian Anton Raimondo, the Vice Captain of The British Sitting Volleyball Team, this week joined David Henderson, Executive Director of BMI The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospital and Keith Search, Operations Director of Alliance Medical, in launching the Enfield hospital’s new £1.7million imaging department.
At the launch David and Keith were joined by consultants, nurses and senior members of staff from BMI The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospital and Alliance Medical as well as GPs from the local Enfield community.
"It was a great pleasure to see that the hospital has the support of so many people in the local community,” David Henderson commented. “Being able to deliver a faster, more efficient service to patients is something at the core of our team’s values and as we strive to reach new highs I would like to thank everyone who attended this launch for their support. We would also like to thank Anton for his support in helping us launch this new department. He is truly inspiring and on behalf of everyone who attended I would like to wish him all the best in his bid for gold at this year’s Paralympic Games.”
The investment into new imaging department at The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospital was made possible through a partnership between the hospitals’ parent company, BMI Healthcare, and Alliance Medical. At the event David Henderson announced that to celebrate the launch of the department BMI Healthcare and Alliance Medical would be donating £1,000 to The British Sitting Volleyball Team to support them in their bid for Paralympic glory.
“On behalf of The British Sitting Volleyball Team I would like to thank everyone at BMI The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospital and Alliance Medical for this kind donation,” Anton Raimondo, the Vice Captain of The British Sitting Volleyball Team, commented. “As an athlete and a Paralympian,I am all too aware of the importance medical diagnostics, expertise and experience can play in the effective delivery of healthcare. With the launch of this new imaging department, Enfield residents have a facility they can truly be proud of.”
David Loasby, Business Development Director at Alliance Medical, said: “Both the MRI and CT scanners will sit alongside the hospitals recently upgraded Siemens Multix Top X-ray and fully equipped ultrasound and mammography departments to create a centre of diagnostic excellence in Enfield.”
The new department, which at its centre has the latest GE Optima MR450w open bore MRI scanner and a GE Optima 660 64 slice CT scanner, will provide patients with access to faster state-of-the art scanning, higher quality images and improved results. Unlike conventional MRI scanners, the open bore scanner does not require the patient’s whole body to be inside the machine. For most examinations, the patient’s head will remain outside the scanner. If it is necessary for the head to be positioned inside, the open bore scanner provides 30cm of space above their face, about twice that of a traditional MRI scanner. Aside from reducing patients’ anxiety this new technology allows the hospital to accommodate needs such as:
- Pain and mobility issues
- Claustrophobia
- Respiratory problems
As the scanner has a wider circumference, it can also accommodate larger patients who might otherwise not be able to receive appropriate treatment.
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Holly Ainger
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07958 216 977
hainger [at] alliance [dot] co [dot] uk
