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As a department manager, I feel as if our radiology department is growing and moving faster than ever. In the coming topics we will discuss our need for more X-ray equipment as well as MRI machines, CT, and ultrasound.

Executive Summary

In the last couple of years our patient flow has doubled, our overall reception form the community has been more than overwhelming. Our staff is growing as well as our department. As many of our workers are working overtime because of the patient flow, as the department manager I would like to expand the radiology department. Expanding our department with one more MRI machines and also two new X-ray machines with a brand new CT scanner and new Ultrasound machines as well.. Many hospitals with aging diagnostic imaging equipment acknowledge that they cannot remain competitive if they continue to postpone investment in newer technologies.

The Radiology Administrator's Perspective, provides specific insights about hospital radiology departments' near-term plans for capital investment in new and replacement imaging modalities and related capital purchases such as picture archive and communication systems. The study found that radiology departments in hospitals in the 100-199-bed range, which budgeted an average of $1.061 million per site in capital spending for 2008, have budgeted an average of $1.401 million per site for 2009, or an increase of more than 32%. Radiology departments in hospitals with fewer than 100 beds, which budgeted an average of $538,200 per site for 2008, are planning capital investments averaging $793,400 per site in 2009. MR imaging equipment stands out as the modality most likely to be purchased in 2009, followed by 16- and 64-slice CT scanners. Other modality acquisitions most likely to be considered high-priority purchases include digital mammography and ultrasound equipment.

Service/Equipment description

The goal is to have the most outstanding technology and to stay above the hospitals, urgent care centers as well as out patient clinics. All machine from this point on should be GE, we should start a new contract and move forward with any other machines they are building to help our radiology department. Everything state of the art will help us ensure patients with a better diagnosis and no chance of us missing any irregularities. The problem is particularly worrisome when it comes to illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and stroke, where doctors are looking for subtle or specific markers. Determine your needs, the volume you expect to put through, your budget, your space and your timetable," Palmisano said. "We often are asked by our clients to develop the budget based on our analysis and experience. Then we make sure our clients have the radiology equipment that fits their budgets, and which is installed properly based on their space and medical imaging throughput needs.

Establishing the team

There are many different roles here that playa a huge part in making this all come together. The X-ray , MRI, CT, and ultrasound technologist will have a big role in making this change be more efficient. The training of the each employee on the new machines is vital and will need time to prepare the supervisors as well as some of the senior technologist as well.

References

Smaller U.S. hospitals to invest in imaging. (2008). The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 49(9)