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a day when the machine requires unplanned
service, adding to the already overwhelming
anxiety on patients and their families.
“These two new machines will enable state-of-
the-art MRI imaging and with the 1.5 and 3.0
Tesla units side-by-side the flexibility to provide
patients with the optimal imaging strategy for
a wide spectrum of conditions,” said Dr. John
Rawlinson, a Radiologist in JBH’s Diagnostic
Imaging Department. “With two state-of-the-art
MRI units and a common control room, we will
be able to achieve huge efficiencies in scheduling
and increase flexibility for urgent scans ensuring
timely diagnosis and treatment plans. Our
community deserves nothing less.”
The Foundation has committed to raising $5
Million to support the purchase of the two new
MRI machines to complete the work that has
already occurred.
The redevelopment and expansion project at
Joseph Brant Hospital saw a significant expansion
in the Diagnostic Imaging Unit, seeing the area
grow by more than 2.5 times its original size. The
modernized unit will serve a wider spectrum of
patient needs and the updated technology will
increase capacity and patient flow.
Innovative approaches to Mental Health Care
An estimated 1 in 5 Canadians
will experience a mental illness
throughout their lifetime and the
demand for services is having a
huge impact on hospitals. At Joseph
Brant Hospital, the inpatient mental
health unit has been operating as
high as 180% occupancy rate for
the past five years.
Joseph Brant Hospital is taking
an active and leadership role in
developing innovative approaches
to mental health care.
Dr. Steven Selchen, Chief of
Psychiatry and the Mental Health
Team at JBH have brought together
a number of community partners,
including Halton ADAPT, CMHA
Halton Region, and the Reach Our
Centre for Kids (ROCK) to establish
the Prioritizing Health through
Acute Stabilization and Transition
(PHAST) program.
This new program is the first of
its kind in Ontario and provides
rapid access to those in crisis, and
active warm transfer to the most
appropriate service provider in the
region. This program will serve as
an alternative to acute inpatient
admission and/or visits to the
Emergency Department.
The PHAST program is just the first
step in a long-term plan at JBH
to continue to transform mental
health care.
The Foundation has recently
launched a Young Professionals
Network (YPN) to engage the next
generation of philanthropists in
support of local healthcare. The
YPN have selected mental health
as their priority, with a goal of
raising $170,000 over the next
three years to support mental
health services at JBH, including a
refresh of the current inpatient unit
to provide a healing environment,
updated facilities and a better
inpatient experience.
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