A CHAIRMAN’S STORY Celebrating 25 years of service excellence

WE at Jackpersad & Partners Inc (JPI) are proud to be celebrating our silver jubilee this year. This celebration not only marks a milestone for our practice, but also affirms the power of teamwork and our commitment to patient care.

These past two years have not been easy. Both globally and as a practice, we had to face the Covid-19 pandemic, KZN unrest and devastating floods that ravaged our province. However, through these dark and testing times, the strength and resolve of our team shone through. I watched in awe as our doctors, management and staff pulled together and never gave up the fight.

This accomplishment of 25 years of service excellence is dedicated to all our JPI doctors and staff, both past and present, for their selflessness, loyalty and commitment. We have faced many challenges and emerged triumphant.

While this 25-year period marked the birth of our merged radiology practice, during this time there were also significant medical and technological advances. Our practice has successfully adapted to this dynamic environment by consistently upgrading and keeping abreast of the changing trends and technologies.

Some highlights of our advancements are attributed to our reliable and stable IT infrastructure, which is the backbone of any successful radiology practice. We have therefore invested considerable resources towards keeping abreast of the latest digital trends in imaging with advanced post-processing capabilities. With artificial intelligence being the latest buzzword in the technology industry, our radiology practice has embraced this facet of technology and we have ensured that all our new upgrades include this technological innovation.

Our 3T MR unit and an upgrade to one of our 1.5T MR units boast cuttingedge developments in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This system consists of the latest software technology that allows for the use of the revolutionary AIR Recon DL, which not only shortens scanning times but also improves image quality using artificial intelligence. This improves the patient experience and ensures confident diagnostic reporting.

These units specialise in cardiac MR, which is a rapidly growing offering in MR, and allows for full cardiac investigations without any radiation and exposure to the patient. The unit also offers advanced prostrate and musculoskeletal (MSK) services with advanced post-processing techniques. We are also proud to house state-ofthe-art mammography equipment, such as tomosynthesis and 3D mammography that caters to our patients’ needs for comfort,

efficiency, high-end image quality and diagnostic accuracy. Included in this is contrast enhanced mammography with CAD capabilities.

The value of nuclear and molecular imaging has shown tremendous growth and development in recent times, and to this end our practice has significantly invested in the latest PET CT and SPECT CT technology.

All of these achievements would be of no value without our greatest asset – our people.

We are grateful for their unwavering dedication, loyalty and commitment. We greatly value the relationships with our suppliers and the long-standing support of our referring doctors, their support staff and associated hospitals. We salute and acknowledge the rich legacy and the efforts of our predecessors for building a solid foundation on which the practice continues to grow from strength to strength.

Dr I Hansrod Chairman at Jackpersad & Partners Inc