Pictured: (L-R) First Row: KC Hoyer, Exec. Dir.; Amy Bennett, Vice-President; Lora Ercanbrack. Second Row: Susan Pugh-Cox, Secretary; Jody Apple. Third Row: Dave Cox; Tony Rebo, Treasurer; Gene Chappell; Dr. Lance
Ercanbrack and Bill Patten, CEO.
Not Pictured: Jerry Bennett, President; and Kerry Munro.
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Digital Mammography Campaign Reaches Goal
by Kate Bartz, St. John's Lutheran Hospital
April 18, 2008
In June of 2007, the Foundation Board at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital began a campaign to raise $250,000 to add Digital Mammography technology to the hospital’s Imaging Department. It was an arduous task, but on April 15th, just ten months later, they are celebrating success, and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new equipment.
“The response to this campaign has been phenomenal,” stated Jerry Bennett, President of St. John’s Foundation. “This effort could not have been successful without the generosity of the residents of both Troy and Libby. We are so fortunate to live in an area where the hospital, and the communities they support, work collectively to maintain and improve the quality of our healthcare. Living in rural Montana does not mean that we have to live with sub-standard healthcare, and thanks to our collective effort--‘excellent’ will always remain the standard.”
Digital Imaging technology has changed the way rural hospitals provide care. It bridges the gap between larger medical centers and secluded rural hospitals. Not only do the images provide a higher resolution and more advanced techniques for better interpretation, they can be transmitted to other centers for real-time consults and advanced readings. Dr. Stephen Becker, Radiologist at St. John’s, agrees. “Digital imaging has brought us a long way in other areas such as X-ray, CT, and MRI these past six years. In order to provide the best care we possibly can, we needed to bring mammography up to the same level.”
The equipment should arrive and be installed within six to eight months. “We are as excited as our community to get this equipment up and running,” commented KC Hoyer, Executive Director of the Foundation at St. John’s. “However, like all other sought after technology, it will take some time to receive and implement. Currently, we are looking at a six to eight month waiting period, scheduling us to receive the equipment in late summer or early fall. We will let our communities know when the equipment has arrived and is ready for use, but if you are scheduled for your annual mammogram, please do not put it off; get it done as scheduled.”
For more information about Digital Mammography, call KC Hoyer at 293-0106.
Related Link:
St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, www.sjlh.com
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