Thanks to overwhelming support from the communities it serves, West Wimmera Health Service has unveiled and commenced using its new X-Ray machine.
The new digital X-Ray machine offers shorter exposure times, more accurate imaging, faster examination times, and reduced radiation dose.
“This critical piece of equipment enables our Radiology department in Nhill to provide timely and effective general X-Ray services in our region, close to home,” Ritchie Dodds, CEO, West Wimmera Health Service explained.
“The enormous generosity of our community right across the nine towns we service, making donations and helping us raise funds, has meant we have been able to make this necessary and beneficial purchase.”
The purchase and installation of the new machine was an investment of more than $250,000.
“We’re committed to embracing new technologies and evolving with the times to ensure we are able to offer world class rural healthcare,” Mr Dodds added.
This article appeared in the Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times, 13 September 2023.
