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Show tfWMy i I" s WW 4 5T? 5. rrJ.i 'I "l.,i C 7 ,w, - -, 'J': t - , f-- v -- :s UE ! 44iS4'W.V "V s .. r 4 A -- 4&&SL ?& w. y ' '$KSI 4' &&& - f H CT scan equipment to provide faster diagnosis, treatment by Penny Hamilton MT. PLEASAN- T- Sanpete Valley Hospital can provide patients a timely diagnosis and more efficient care thanks to the miracle of electronic imagery and new CT scanning equipment installed at the facility last week. The equipment, located near the hospitals lab in the room which formerly housed physical theracombines py, diagnostic scanning equipment with custom electronic imaging and a system capable of transmitting digitalized patient information to radiologists and other medical specialists in larger metropolitan hospitals for immediate evaluation and test results. Dunng a press conference last Wednesday at Sanpete Valley Hospital, E. Bruce Mclff, M.D., IHC Medical Director of Imaging Services and Dr. Wendell Gib-beImaging Program Designer and both of Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, demonstrated the technology. Dr. Mclff supervised the transmission of data from Sanpete Valley to UVRMC where Dr. Gibbey via telephone and the electronic medium received the digitized information and communicated back to Sanpete Valley. Dr. Randy Hansen, Sanpete Valley Hospital surgeon; Marie Ison head technician; and George state-of-the-- fi i , ' nliftVirkiiiriwt Dr. Robert Parker, resident physician with patient during a demonstration of Sanpete Utah Valley Regional Medical Centers three-- Valley Hospitals CT scanning equipment last year family practice program, becomes the week. Mt. Pleasant city receives grant to construct 2 bridges by Murphy Martin MT. PLEASAN- T- The city has reeived a $73,000 CIB grant to help build bridges on 200 and 300 East, Mayor Christensen reported at the April 22 council meeting. Mayor Christensen also reported that roads in Aspen Village have been selected to be hard surfaced in August. During the public portion of the meeting, Jack Martin expressed his continued support for Jim Shaws development of Aspen Village. Mayor Christensen asked the council to consider a plan to help citizens during the city clean-u- p stating that many citizens are doing a good job and have put He tree limbs out for pick-uask for council members to urged volunteers to run a chipper. Council members agreed with the idea and Mayor Christensen will work with Councilperson Bigler to help citizens with tree-lim- b problems. Mayor Christensen said the plat for the Industrial Park will be ready for signing at the next RDA. Commissioner County Eddie Cox has already signed the lot 12. plat for the county-owne- d Mayor Christensen brought a request from a resident concern p. ing the possibility of the city purchasing land below the power plant. The council could think of no benefit to the city, so no action was taken. Dan Anderson reported on the progress of the Electrical and System Operation and Maintenance Agreement between Mt. Pleasant and Spring City. He said the agreement is not quite ready to be signed because Spring City has some concerns about overtime. After the council listened to city overtime procedures. Councilman Blackham responded by saying that if he were a Spring City councilman, he would also be concerned. He stated that the agreement must be fair and asked Anderson his approach to overto time "wearing hats for both councils." Anderson is slated to report back at the next meeting. Sewer Motions were passed to grant a request from Mont Larsen for a $300 sewer connection reimbursement and for David How-ley- s 300-fosewer extension. Councilman Blackham reminded Howley that the contractor is of responsible for full clean-u- p the excavation which must be done before any reimbursement will be paid. A motion was passed to waive the city ordinance for sewer requirement to Bob and Joy liddiard who plan to purchase the property at 6 West and 5 North. Mayor Christensen stated that the property is impossible to connect to the existing sewer without a lift station. ot Olene S. Walker, the first woman Lieutenant Governor of Utah, was on hand recently in Ephraim for the installation of Donna Jean Sorensen, as the first woman president of the Ephraim Chamber of Commerce. POORiCOPY y, neuro-radiologis- t,, Winn hospital administrator, also participated in the transmission. Thirty-seve- n images obtained during a patient CT scan (which had been performed the day before) were transmitted through the computer connection in five minutes during the demonstration transmission. During an actual patient scan, test results would be transmitted while the patient was still being examined. The doctor or radiologist observing the results at the distant hospital could report hisher diagnosis immediately over the telephone; a written report could be received within two hours. According to Dr. Mclff the new technology will enable Sanpete Valley Hospital staff to handle patient procedures which used to be referred to larger hospitals; and to avoid patient expense and travel time required to coordinate diagnosis and treatment between medical facilities. Dr. Gibbey reported during the telephone interview that Sanpete Valley should send an average of two scans per day. While the total price tag for the diagnostic imaging, scanning, transmission and archiving package will cost the hospital about $230,000, Dr. Gibbey reported the hospitals electronic imaging package was economical and saved Sanpete Valley $70,000 over the market price. or TELERAD (the transmitting part) has been operational for five years and about 45 hospitals are already installed, but Sanpete Valleys custom package is the first of its kind, a brand new product, which uses new technology to produce the same quality image in a user friendly, cost effective manner. Dr. Gibbey explained. He said he took the latest of a whole group of high compression ratios, the latest in Microsoft technology, combined with a telephone modem to create the system. Since Mt. Pleasant phone lines have not been digitized. Dr. Gibbey had the additional challenge of making the digital images compatible on the analog telephone system. The results are that the images (pictures) can be viewed with equal clarity on the hospital's ll system monitor, the HanDr. home PC, radiologists sens office computer, or at Utah Valley Hospital via the TELERAD transmitting system The TELERAD technology is not limited to CT scan images; it has the capability of sending as well. regular In addition to improving patient care, the hospital expects to cut Continued to page 2 Tele-radiolo- state-of-the-- 21-in- on-ca- X-ra- |