March 8, 2022 |
The Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) announced that it has received a $500,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to purchase an advanced computed tomography (CT) scanner for the North Platte Valley Medical Center.
Commonly known as a CT scanner, the non-invasive medical imaging technique can capture detailed information about bones, blood vessels and soft tissues through a series of high-resolution X-ray images taken from different angles. Computer technology is used to assemble the different angled snapshots into cross-sectional internal views of the body. It’s an impressive diagnostic tool, and can be used for complex traumas, as well as to detect cancers, and vascular diseases that can lead to stroke, aneurysms and kidney failure.
PVHP officials say the Helmsley grant will enable them to purchase and install a CT scanner, pay for training and have it operational when the facility opens late this summer.
Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program brings the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas and provides state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel.
Pictured above: The North Platte Valley Medical Center is currently under construction at the intersection of Bridge Ave and 13th Street in Saratoga. Photo by Bigfoot 99.
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