Wilcox Medical Middle is embarking on a venture to improve and advance one among its two computed tomography (CT) machines made doable, largely, to the generosity of Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg. The couple donated $1.eight million to assist the medical middle attain its $four million aim to fund the venture.
Chan, a pediatrician, and Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of Meta Platforms, are dedicated to contributing to the well being and well-being of the Kaua‘i group, the place they dwell. This donation is their fourth reward to the medical middle. Previous contributions by the couple have gone towards supporting telemedicine initiatives, COVID-19 aid efforts and the renovation of the Wilcox Emergency Division and Trauma Middle.
“We’re extraordinarily grateful to Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg for his or her dedication to the well being care of the individuals on Kaua‘i,” stated Jen Chahanovich, president and CEO of Wilcox Medical Middle and CEO of Kaua‘i Medical Clinic. “Medication is a progressive discipline, and tools upgrades like this one enable us to proceed to ship the very best high quality of care. It’s so inspiring to see group members like Priscilla and Mark give so generously.”
The brand new CT scanner will substitute an current mannequin put in in 1999. Geared up with superior options and reliability, the brand new CT scanner will assist to detect and monitor illnesses and circumstances, comparable to most cancers and coronary heart illness, and diagnose muscle and bone problems, like fractures and bone tumors.
“Entry to the most recent medical know-how is so vital when guaranteeing the well being of the group,” stated Chan. “Mark and I are deeply appreciative for the care that Wilcox Medical Middle offers Kaua‘i, and we’re honored to help them in securing a brand new CT scanner.”
Wilcox at present averages 11,000 imaging scans yearly, and this improve will develop scheduling choices. The brand new CT will assist emergency and trauma instances with rapidly produced high-quality photographs. It additionally requires a decrease dose of radiation and is supplied with sooner software program able to reconstructing and reformatting photographs post-scanning.
The brand new CT scanner enhances the present 320-slice CT that serves as one other highly effective device to diagnose medical circumstances.
Wilcox averages 25,000 emergency visits and 450 trauma activations a 12 months. Wilcox can be Kaua‘i’s solely Stage III Trauma Middle and the primary in Hawaiʻi to be verified by the American School of Surgeons.
