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24/07/2014
New MRI Suite Opened At Connolly Hospital
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Joan Burton have officially opened a new Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) and MRI suite at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown.
The AMAU will replace the temporary unit that has been in operation since 2012 and provided urgent assessment and care for patients who present with medical conditions, getting them out of the emergency department and into a medical bed. The new unit will be led by the Clinical Leads for Acute Medicine in Connolly Hospital, Dr Eamon Dolan, Consultant Geriatrician, and Dr Liam Cormican, Consultant Respiratory Physician.
The new MRI service will provide inpatient and urgent outpatient scans and will enhance the diagnostic services available to patients. It means that patients can undergo scans in-house rather than being transferred to another facility, and also allows the accreditation of Connolly Hospital by the College of Radiology as a training hospital.
Minister Varadkar said: "The opening of the MRI suite and the AMAU is further evidence of the Government's commitment to Connolly Hospital and to improving health services nationwide. Having an MRI suite in Blanchardstown cuts out unnecessary patient transfers to other hospitals, while the AMAU is already taking pressure off the emergency department."
(JP/IT)
The AMAU will replace the temporary unit that has been in operation since 2012 and provided urgent assessment and care for patients who present with medical conditions, getting them out of the emergency department and into a medical bed. The new unit will be led by the Clinical Leads for Acute Medicine in Connolly Hospital, Dr Eamon Dolan, Consultant Geriatrician, and Dr Liam Cormican, Consultant Respiratory Physician.
The new MRI service will provide inpatient and urgent outpatient scans and will enhance the diagnostic services available to patients. It means that patients can undergo scans in-house rather than being transferred to another facility, and also allows the accreditation of Connolly Hospital by the College of Radiology as a training hospital.
Minister Varadkar said: "The opening of the MRI suite and the AMAU is further evidence of the Government's commitment to Connolly Hospital and to improving health services nationwide. Having an MRI suite in Blanchardstown cuts out unnecessary patient transfers to other hospitals, while the AMAU is already taking pressure off the emergency department."
(JP/IT)
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