The two Toshiba and Siemans branded Computerized Topography (CT) scanners, which are situated at the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Centre and A & E respectively of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have ceased working.
The CT scan, which is also known as Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT scan), is used to see the presence or absence of tumors, infections and abnormal anatomic changes in organs in case of trauma, by taking data from several X-ray images of structures, inside a human or animal’s body and converts them into pictures on a monitor.
For the past eight weeks, KATH, which receives referrals from Brong-Ahafo, Western Region and other Regions, has had no CT scanner to facilitate healthcare. In the circumstance, emergency cases could be turned down or delayed, owing to the non-functioning of the two Computerised Topography Scanners (CT Scanners) at the facility.
Patients are, therefore, being compelled to access CT scan services from private hospitals at exorbitant prices. Mr. Kwame Frimpong, the Public Relation Officer) of KATH confirmed in a telephone interaction that the two CT Scans of the hospital are faulty and has ceased functioning. He revealed that some parts of the machine which have developed faults have to be imported before the gadget could be fixed.
On its immediate effect on KATH, Mr. Frimpong stated that although the hospital was losing revenue among other inconveniences, the machine, special as it is, has to be attended to by an expert. It requires an accredited agent to fix it, hence the delay in the repairs. Mr. Frimpong, however, assured that the CT scans will soon be ready for use.
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