In 2008, St. Elizabeth Healthcare began raising funds for a number of key community healthcare needs, including one of the nation’s first 320-slice CT scanners and a mobile health screening van. The fundraising efforts kicked off with an employee donation campaign which raised more than $1 million for the projects. Below, please find detailed information about these major fundraising efforts and the ways you can help St. Elizabeth bring them to our community.
A Patient Story
“I wanted to share with you the outcome of the cardiac screening for my husband, Dave. Dr. Kennedy performed an angiogram and found four blockages – 90% in the right artery and 80%, 70% in the LAD. As a result, Dave now has five stents. He is doing fine, just waiting to begin Cardiac Rehab. We are so grateful that Dave had the screening and found out about the problem before any damage occurred.”
Wife of St. Elizabeth patient, Dave
Toshiba Aquilion One 320-Slice CT Scanner
Total Cost: $3.4 million
Simply put, this is the most powerful X-ray imaging device on the planet. The Toshiba Aquilion One dynamic volume computed tomography scanner is the next great leap in medical imaging. This CT scanner is nothing short of a revolution in the diagnosis and prevention of leading killers, like heart disease and stroke. Here are some of its capabilities:
- Detects and measures toothpick-thin blockages in blood vessels and subtle changes in blood flow
- Creates flawless three-dimensional images of organs, non-invasively, in under a second
- Improves treatment options by cutting diagnosis time to minutes
- Reduces radiation exposure and need for multiple tests
- Enables earlier diagnosis of heart disease, preventing death and disability
Click here for more information on the Aquilion One 320-Slice CT Scanner.
Mobile Health Screening Van
Total Cost: $1.5 million
This state-of-the art, fully equipped and staffed mobile health screening van extends the health system’s reach into the community and enhances wellness across the region. By taking our care and services to outlying areas and large employers, St. Elizabeth Healthcare boosts the health of the entire community by promoting wellness, actively reducing health risks and healthcare costs, and enhancing workforce productivity. Our rolling screening unit offers the following benefits:
- Delivers St. Elizabeth’s technology and experience directly to those who need it at their workplaces, churches, pharmacies, fitness centers, etc.
- Supports the prevention and reduction of heart disease, cancer and diabetes through health-risk appraisals, medical counseling and early-stage detection of illnesses
- Takes basic and advanced medical tests to those unwilling or unable to travel to healthcare providers for blood pressure, vascular and glucose screenings, echocardiograms, electrocardiograms, bone-density ultrasounds, pulmonary function testing, physical exams and immunizations
- Enhances workplace productivity and health since employees don’t have to miss work to seek medical advice
- Extends the reach of our services and expertise into outlying communities of our service area
daVinci® Surgical System
Total Cost: $1.5 million
This amazing surgical system operates via robotic arms, each holding a video camera, to give surgeons a 3D view of the operating field. The robotic arms move like a human wrists, allowing for increased dexterity, maneuverability, and precision. There is now a broader range of surgeries that can be performed less invasively and patients benefit from decreased blood loss and postoperative pain, less scarring, fewer infections and complications, and a faster recovery and return to regular activities.
Regional Diabetes and Endocrine Center
Total Cost: $5.5 million
Kentucky’s rate for diabetes was the ninth highest in the nation in 2007; that’s an estimated one in seven Kentucky adults with diabetes! This means someone you love probably has diabetes. To be located within St. Elizabeth’s Covington facility, the Regional Diabetes and Endocrine Center will combine existing diabetes services of Patient First and St. Elizabeth into a modern, accessible, high-tech facility.
The center will elevate diabetes care to an unprecedented level of education, patient support, preventive care and treatment for those who suffer from diabetes and its complications. Our new Diabetes and Endocrine Center will be the only facility of its size and type in the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area.
EPIC Enterprise Medical Record System
Total Cost: $82 million
Simply put, this new technology system will connect patients, physicians, and St. Elizabeth Healthcare through a high-tech revolutionary system. Through four phases (Pre-Care, Ambulatory, Care, and Post-Care) of implementation, the health system will move from an unconnected system, with several software systems trying to interface together, to one system, called Epic, that allows healthcare providers to access real-time information to address patient healthcare needs.
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