PRESS RELEASE

BMP Foundation to invest $85,000 to upgrade Bedford CLSC X-Ray service

Cowansville, September 2005 - The Bedford CLSC’s Medical Imagery unit and services will soon be significantly improved thanks to an $85,000 investment by the BMP Foundation, announced in August. The investment will enable the Bedford site to acquire a digital processing unit and capability, and thereby benefit directly from the Hospital’s existing PACS system (Picture Archiving and Communications System). Instead of using film as in the past, future X-rays will be digital, and will be transferred electronically to the BMP Medical Imagery Centre for reading and analysis by the Radiology team.

Currently X-ray films are sent by taxi to Cowansville, a process which is expensive, time consuming, inefficient, and which cannot benefit from the advantages of electronic transmission.  The presence of the new reader and processing unit will enable the Xrays to be transferred electronically and immediately to the BMP centre, which is now predominantly digital. It will mean rapid response, less cost, easier and more efficient storage, and the ability to transfer images anywhere for additional reference/consultation when necessary.  

While this investment lies outside the BMP itself, the Foundation is pleased and confident that this new equipment will help the CSSS La Pommeraie to meet the region’s overall radiological needs, and will assist in delivering services to its clients within their communities.

Source:
BMP Foundation
(450) 266-5548