A computer tomography room has been opened at the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Center of Pulmonology and Phthisiology
Recently, this healthcare institution has changed its status, transforming from an anti-tuberculosis dispensary into a multidisciplinary center. From July 1, branches of anti-tuberculosis departments in Polotsk and Novopolotsk, and a specialized dispensary in Orsha will join it. As noted by Chief Physician Sergey Moiseev, the focus will now be on treating patients with bronchopulmonary pathology. The CT room, equipped with a Japanese 128-slice computed tomograph, will help in timely diagnosis of diseases, differentiated treatment of patients, and monitoring the course of their illness. This will eliminate the need to transport patients to other institutions for examination. Funds for the acquisition of equipment were allocated through centralized procurement by the Ministry of Health. In just one month, using funds allocated from the regional budget, amounting to 288 thousand rubles, a room was equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, which will be used not only for the center's own needs but also for other healthcare institutions, the chief physician emphasized. Highly qualified specialists, along with staff from two departments of VSMU operating at the center, will be able to provide the most qualified assistance in treating various bronchopulmonary diseases, including those complicated by COVID-19.
For operating the new CT scanner, some employees of the radiology department have already undergone training at other institutions in Vitebsk that have similar equipment.
The Vitebsk Regional Clinical Center for Pulmonary Diseases and Phthisiology houses an outpatient department, a radiology department, a clinical diagnostic laboratory, two inpatient pulmonology departments with 96 beds, and an intensive care unit with 6 beds. A CT scan room has been established.
This is the third CT scanner acquired by our region this year, emphasized Mikhail Vishnevetsky, Head of the Main Healthcare Department. By the end of this year, two more CT scan rooms will be equipped, and an MRI will be installed in Polotsk.