Friday, April 25, 2008

CT Scan Paga Inagurahan


The multi million peso worth of CT Scan just installed in DRSTMH with Dr. Paul Macahilas, Chief of Hospital II, and Ms. Palmi Isturis, Administrative Officer II will be inaugurated in the afternoon, April 24.

Ginakalipay ko Aklan Provincial Government sa pagpanguna ni Gov. Carlito S. Marquez ro pagbukas it CT Scan Service sa sueod it Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH), Kalibo, Aklan
Matapos ro pilang buean nga preparasyon sa pag kaayad sa lugar nga pagabutangan it makina, paghanas sa mga empleyado nga maga padaeagan, ag ro mismong pag samit kara, sa maabot nga April 24, 2008, adlaw nga Huwebes, 2:00 it hapon pagahiwatun ro inagurasyon it CT Scan ag ro blessing it bilog nga Radiology Complex. Ro nasambit nga porsyon it DRSTMH hay pagatawgun eon nga Department of Radiology and Ultrasound and Diagnostic Imaging Service Complex kung siin dikara makit-an ro X-ray, ultrasound ag CT Scan sections it ospital.
Ro brand new nga CT Scan machine hay makunsiderang first-of-its-kind iya sa isla it Panay. Raya hay naka-hook sa internet. Buot hambaeon bisan nga ro proseso it pag-scan hay ginapatigayon iya sa Aklan ag ro doctor nga magabasa hay idto sa ibang lugar, pinaagi sa internet, ro resulta hay mahimong maipadaea kana ag pinaagi man gihapon dikara mai-paabot man eagi it doctor ro anang findings sa kondisyon it pasyente.
Si Dr. Douglas B. Budok, sangka Radiologist ag kilaeang Consultant sa pilang ka mga maeagkong ospital sa Iloilo City ro maga-dumaea sa CT scan section. Kaibahan na ro tatlong ka mga Radiologic technologists nga nagpa-idauem it paghanas sa East Avenue Medical Center sa Manila. May kaangtanan sa magiging sinouektan, ro presyo hay kapareho sa ana it West Visayas State University Hospital sa Iloilo City.
Ro dating mabahoe nga problema, maawat sa byahe, ag magastos ro magdaea it pasyente sa Iloilo o Roxas City agud maipa-idauem sa CT Scan examination, makaron hassle-free eon ro makarayang proseso sa pag-angkon it DRSTMH it kaugalingon nga CT Scan machine. Ro inauguration it CT Scan sa April 24, 2008 hay sangka mabahoe nga regalo it Aklan Provincial Government sa mga Aklanon nga naga selebrar it 52nd Aklan Day sa April 25, 2008, suno kay Dr. Paul L. Macahilas, Chief of Hospital II. /MP

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am very glad to know that Aklan has finally decided to get its first CT scan. There should be no reason for a civilized society to be denied access to this technology that is very essential and critical in diagnosing many life threatening diseases. My guess is that the fee for the technical component (taking the images) for this test is free since it is owned by the provincial hospital. How about the professional component or the interpretation of the test? Are the patients going to be under the mercy of the radiologists from out of town or are they going to be subsidized by the government? Since it is expensive to use this test, are there criteria on who gets it? Is it going to be based on “medical need”, or based on one’s political affiliation, connection or status in the community? Without knowing the answer to these questions, the supposedly good news will be met with a lot of scepticism. My suggestion is to send our local doctors to Manila to train how to interpret CT scan examinations. Since it is “hooked up in the internet”, I assume it can be accessed by other doctors anywhere in the world who are given a password. My other suggestion is to ask Aklanons who are practicing in the states who are qualified to interpret specific CT examinations, such as Radiologists, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Gastroenterologists, etc., for second opinions on difficult cases. I am certain that they would be willing to donate their time to serve their fellow Aklanons. The test is as good as the one who is reading it. Even the well trained Specialists needs second opinion, more than a few times.

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