The Saskatchewan Health Authority says patients at Saskatoon City Hospital will continue to have access to CT imaging services while the hospital’s CT scanner is being replaced. They’re bringing in a temporary mobile imaging unit.

The mobile unit will be installed Tuesday (today) in the visitor parking lot northwest of the hospital and is expected to begin serving patients in mid-August. It will provide CT imaging services while the hospital’s existing scanner is removed, and a new Siemens SOMATOM Force CT scanner is installed.

In a news release the SHA says there is no planned interruption to CT imaging services during the replacement project.

The replacement project is being made possible through a $2.9 million allocation by Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation and its donor community.

The mobile unit is expected to remain on site for approximately five months. Once installation, testing and commissioning of the new scanner are complete, the mobile unit will be removed from site and returned for use at another location.

The SHA says the new CT scanner, once operational, will provide faster, high-quality imaging, enhance imaging capabilities, strengthen diagnostic capacity and support timely access to care for patients in Saskatoon and surrounding communities.

CEO of Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation, Steve Shannon said, “This is the first step in a significant investment in diagnostic imaging for our community. We are deeply grateful to the Dubé family for their transformational $1 million gift, and to every donor who helped us reach our goal in just 10 months. Together, their generosity is making this important investment in patient care possible.”