Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has today unveiled the first SOMATOM® Definition Flash situated outside of London. Set to enhance cardiac services at the Trust, the state-of-the-art CT will offer local patients an advanced onsite technology for faster, more accurate diagnoses. Funding for the system was secured by a combination of NHS funding and a charitable donation through Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust. More

Kent & Canterbury Hospital, part of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, is one of the first sites in the country to use an interventional imaging system in an operating theatre environment. The ceiling-mounted Artis zee™ from Siemens Healthcare has been installed as part of a bespoke setup to incorporate all the aspects of an operating theatre plus state-of-the-art imaging equipment. More

The Royal Victoria Infirmary, part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a MAGNETOM® Avanto1.5 Tesla MRI system from Siemens Healthcare for general and breast imaging work. More

For National Pathology Week, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics joined forces with Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to inspire the young minds of the Frimley area by opening their doors to students from local secondary schools and colleges. A guided tour of the fully automated Pathology Department that serves the local community was offered to show a laboratory in action and illustrate the role of science in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. More

A new MRI suite has been developed from a disused ambulance bay at St. Margaret’s Hospital, part of The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Essex. Siemens Healthcare managed the turnkey project for the design and build of the suite to utilise valuable space for a recently ordered MAGNETOM® ESSENZA MRI. This is the second UK installation of the ESSENZA system. More

Bassetlaw Hospital, part of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is benefiting from enhanced imaging capabilities and streamlined workflow following the installations of a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI, Artis zee™ Multipurpose and SOMATOM® Sensation CT from Siemens Healthcare. More

Patients in Portsmouth and surrounding areas will soon have access to one of the UK’s first molecular CT scanners in the redeveloped Queen Alexandra Hospital. The new Siemens system combines CT with molecular PET to provide detailed ‘hybrid’ images. More

In support of Breast Awareness Month, Siemens invited all its Frimley based employees to ‘wear it pink’ for a day during October 2009 and take part in a Breast Cancer Awareness Day to help beat the disease. More

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care is the largest centre of its kind in the North of England. Based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, the centre’s current linear accelerator portfolio includes five ONCOR™ systems from Siemens Healthcare. Each ONCOR is being upgraded to 160 multileaf collimator (MLC) capabilities to improve conformal shaping of radiotherapy treatment beams and IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) delivery. This will ensure a higher level of precision during treatment. More

The University of Pennsylvania Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has awarded a $135 million contract for Integrated Service Management to Siemens Healthcare. Over the next seven years, Siemens will be servicing and ensuring around-the-clock availability of diagnostic systems and bio-medical devices from diverse manufacturers in the customer’s various hospitals. While the diagnostic systems involved include MRI scanners, CT scanners and ultrasound systems, the second group comprises, for example, laboratory systems, surveillance monitors and anesthesia units. Many diagnostic systems are constantly monitored via a data link for remote services. This can make it possible to prevent or repair faults without having to dispatch a service engineer to the installation site. Another important aspect of Integrated Service Management is that Siemens provides consulting services to the clinic on workflow optimization and offers advanced training for service engineers and operating personnel. This new contract represents a continuous extension of the preceding eight-year service agreement. More