KDH to break ground on CT Scanner addition June 17, 2024

Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is pleased to announce that the official ground-breaking ceremony for its future CT Scanner suite will take place on Monday, June 17, 2024 at 4 pm on the front lawn of the hospital.

All are welcome to attend the event, which will feature remarks from several dignitaries before the official ceremonial ground-breaking.

“Our years-long drive to acquire a CT Scanner for our community is coming to fruition,” declared Frank Vassallo, KDH’s CEO. “Our teams have been hard at work since we received official designation from the province as a CT site in April of 2022 and we have now arrived at the construction phase of the project.”

“Simultaneously,” Vassallo added, “the KDH Foundation has done a tremendous job raising $1.6 Million through the Crossroads Campaign. I am confident the Foundation will reach its $2.2 Million goal and secure the CT Scanner for KDH.”

To ensure that CT scanning services are available as soon as possible, KDH chose a pre-fabricated addition, called a modular cassette unit, which will be installed adjacent to the existing Diagnostic Imaging Department on the ground floor of the hospital.

KDH will be one of only two hospitals in Ontario using the innovative modular cassette unit, supplied by SDI Canada. Brockville General Hospital to the south also selected an SDI-supplied modular unit for its new MRI suite.

Scheduled to open in December of this year, KDH’s modular cassette unit will house a state of the art CT Scanner from GE HealthCare. As Brittany Rivard, KDH’s CFO and VP of Operations, explained, “GE’s Revolution Ascend was selected as it best meets the clinical needs of KDH patients today and going forward. This model provides a more comfortable patient experience, and faster scanning and turnaround times, among other advantages.”

Medical professionals use computed tomography, also known as CT, to examine structures inside the body. A CT scan is considered the gold standard in Emergency medical care, enabling care teams to diagnose patients more quickly and consequently manage their conditions faster. Currently KDH patients have to be transported to another area hospital for a CT scan.

Vassallo took the opportunity to thank North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford and Council and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for their combined contribution of $1.8 Million, which paved the way for the project to go forward.

Vassallo also expressed his profound gratitude to the many individuals, businesses and service clubs who have donated to the Crossroads Campaign.

The KDH Foundation’s Executive Director, Joanne Mavis, noted that Louise Tallman, the new chair of the Crossroads Campaign, would be present at the ground-breaking ceremony. “Under the leadership of Mrs. Tallman, I have no doubt that we will raise the remaining $600,000 to reach our Campaign goal,” Mavis said.

To learn how you can contribute to the Crossroads Campaign, visit www.kdhfoundation.ca

About Kemptville District Hospital

Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is an integrated health services organization serving the health needs of North Grenville, the eastern regions of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and South Ottawa in partnership with other healthcare and community organizations in our region. KDH is part of an approved Ontario Health Team – Ottawa West Four Rivers – comprised of many community service providers as well as our primary care providers in the region. KDH provides 24-hour emergency care, inpatient care, surgical programs including advanced orthopedic surgery, and a wide variety of outpatient clinics. We are committed to our mission of ‘Building Healthier Communities’ based on a patient and family centered delivery model, collaborative partnerships, and employing the best technology available. KDH is a model of hospital-led integrated health services within the provincial health system.

For further information contact:

Jenny Read, Communications Officer

T: 613-258-6133 extension 225

Email: jeread@kdh.on.ca