Mandeville Regional Hospital got a major boost in its diagnostic and treatment capability with new C-Arm machine from the CHASE Fund purchase at a cost of $31M. A C-Arm machine is an advanced medical imaging device that is widely used during orthopedic, complicated surgical, pain management (Anesthetics) and emergency procedures.
The machine which was officially handed over to the hospital on November 3, 2022. The machine, although diagnostic, is primarily being used for surgery at MRH. Dr. Steve Mullings, Orthopaedic Consultant and Head of the Orthopaedic Department at the Mandeville Regional Hospital said that with the use of the C-Arm machine downtime for the patient would be less, blood loss would be reduced and surgical trauma to the patient could be lessened.
