Brand new Alder Hey in the Park chooses a range of equipment

Philips Healthcare account manager imaging systems Steve Oliver, senior radiographer Emma McDonough, radiology service manager Hilary Stowbridge, medical engineering manager Barry Laithwaite, Philips general manager, north, Steve Cropper, specialist equipment consultant Jill Baker, consultant radiologist Dr Shivaram Avula and Philips business development manager Michelle Atherton.

Philips Healthcare has been awarded a contract in excess of £5 million to supply dedicated paediatric diagnostic imaging equipment for a new children’s hospital, Alder Hey in the Park.  The contract is part of a long-term collaboration between Philips and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Included in the order are Ingenia 1.5T and 3.0T MRI systems, an AlluraClarity biplane angiography lab and a biplane cardiac lab, a MultiDiagnost fluoroscopy system and multiple Diagnost Flex DR rooms, providing the latest technology and iPatient user interface.  In addition, a Philips Achieva 3.0T MRI system will be re-sited and upgraded to the latest dStream platform and specialist MR and advanced molecular imaging analysis tools will be added to Philips’ IntelliSpace Portal.

“I am very pleased with our equipment procurement, and our ongoing relationship with Philips.  I look forward to working closely with Philips to drive forward developments in paediatric radiology,” said consultant paediatric interventional radiologist Dr Andrew Healey.

See the full report on page 4 of the September 2015 issue of RAD Magazine.