CEO Update
Christchurch Hospital’s new MRI machine blessed and ready to go Christchurch Hospital’s new Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is now up and running after its official blessing last Thursday. The new MRI machine is a very welcome addition to Christchurch Hospital’s existing hardworking 16 year old scanner. The commissioning of this machine has taken a high level of detailed planning. Peter Dooley, Charge Technologist of the MRI Department, who was intricately involved in this planning, says the preparation behind the MRI’s delivery has been a major undertaking, involving a significant number of people and departments. “We all look forward to the significant changes in capacity, which are about to unfold.”
ED Open Day - peek behind the scenes at the Christchurch Hospital ED On Wednesday 12 October the Emergency Department will be holding its 6th Annual Open Day. If you work in Canterbury DHB and would like to know more about the Emergency Department, we welcome you to join us and we will show you what we do. You can take a short tour or perhaps work alongside one our staff for a few hours. We will have on display the architectural drawings of the new department in the Acute Services Building. Departmental tours will run at 0900, 1100 and 1300-all you need to do is show your CDHB ID to the reception desk and ask for the Associate Clinical Nurse Manager. If you would like to work alongside a staff member please contact Carol le Beau (Clerical staff), Anne Esson (Nursing) and Scott Pearson (Medical) and we will arrange a time. We look forward to seeing you then. The ED team For more information: Anne.Esson@cdhb.health.nz / Carol.LeBeau@cdhb.health.nz / Scott.Pearson@cdhb.health.nz cdhb.health.nz 14