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Cancer care on doorstep As many as 1200 people needing radiology treatment at Sunshine will no longer have to travel to other hospitals for intensive care. Sunshine Hospital last week opened its new interventional radiology suite, described as the “final piece of the puzzle” in its rollout of intensive care, cardiac and radiology services. Western Health chief executive, Associate Professor Alex Cockram said the radiology service was an incredibly important resource for the hospital’s patients. “Over the next 12 months, up to 1200 patients will receive treatment with the aid of this equipment – treatment that they have been unable to receive at this hospital until now,” she said.
She said the suite would complement the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which will be developed over the next three years. “This interventional suite will also be invaluable in assisting women with complications during pregnancy or birth,” she said. Western Health executive director of operations Russell Harrison said the opening marked another major step in the expansion of Sunshine Hospital. “Since the start of this year, Western Health
has undergone some of the biggest changes in its history with the opening of critical-care services at Sunshine Hospital,” she said. “The changes signify a milestone in the transition of an excellent health service to one that is able to deliver the highest standard of health care with modern, purpose-built surroundings and equipment. “These changes place Western Health in the best position to provide the best possible care to the people of the west.” The radiology suite includes equipment that will enable the hospital to see certain patients quicker and to perform angiography examinations on children. It will also eliminate
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the need to transfer some patients to Footscray. ■ For more on the changing face of Sunshine Hospital, turn to pages eight and nine for Star Weekly’s “health hub of the west” feature.
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