Services We Provide - Medicine, Acute Care & Clinical Support

Clinical Support - Radiology

The Radiology Department has recently undergone a complete rebuild providing a superb, spacious and newly equipped facility. Last year approximately 151,000 procedures were performed. Growth is expected to continue and further new facilities are planned. Current service provision covers A&E, in-patient, out-patient and community patient examinations in General x-ray, Theatre x-ray, Interventional x-ray and ultrasound, GI studies, General, Paediatric and Vascular Ultrasound, CT scanning, MRI scanning and Mammography.

FACILITIES

The Radiology department is administered from Middlemore Hospital but is split over the 2 main campuses. The Middlemore Hospital department consists of:

• 7 modern Philips ceiling-suspended x-ray rooms split into the ‘Main Department’ (5 rooms, one of which has a tomographic facility) and the ‘Emergency Care’ department. The latter has 2 x-ray rooms supported by 2 Philips ceiling-suspended trauma C-arms situated in Resus rooms

• a dedicated Philips Flat Plate Interventional suite supported by a 14 bed day stay ward, 2 general screening rooms with a Philips under couch tube and a Philips floor-mounted C-arm which also serves as a second Interventional procedure room

• 2 Philips 16-slice CT scanners

• A Siemens Avanto 1.5T MRI scanner

• 6 Ultrasound rooms, one of which is dedicated to US-guided Interventional procedures, containing a mixture of Philips iU22’s, HDI5000 and Toshiba Aplio’s.

• 5 image intensifiers and 7 AMX 4’s for theatre and portable examinations

• an administration facility with staff room, meeting room, 2 conference rooms and a transcription office
   

The Manukau SuperClinic™ (MSC) site consists of:

• 5 Philips ceiling-suspended x-ray rooms, one of which is tomographic capable

• 2 Ultrasound rooms with Philips iU22’s.

• 2 image intensifiers with 1 AMX4 for theatre and portable examinations

• A Mammography department with a combined Breast Screening facility of 3 Philips Mammographic units and 2 Ultrasound rooms
   

Both sites are fully digital (except Mammography – planned for 2009) supported by a GE Centricity PACS and RIS, and Agfa CR.

STAFF

The Radiology Department prides itself on its can-do attitude, its training and its friendly staff. It contains approximately 146 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) staff split into Radiologists, Registrars, Radiographers, Sonographers, Nurses, Patient Care Assistants, Radiology Clerks and Managers.

Most work is performed between 0800-1700hrs with a 24/7 service offered via shifts or on-call in CT, Ultrasound, Emergency Care general x-ray, Interventional and Theatre areas. The Interventional Radiographers have expanded their role by incorporating the new Cardiology Cath Lab into their roster.

CMDHB Radiology is nationally recognized for its high quality training of Student Radiographers and Sonographers and actively encourages qualified staff to progress in their careers and in their continuous medical education.