RTÉ presenter, Dáithí Ó Sé took a well-earned break from his Rose of Tralee duties to officially open the new multi-million euro diagnostic imaging facility at Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee. The facility offers timely access to radiology for almost 30,000 patients in the Kerry region and surrounding areas. The partnership between the Bon Secours and Alliance Medical is part of the Bon Secours Health System’s €150m investment strategy across its hospital network in Ireland.
The upgraded MRI and CT technology at the hospital offers faster and more comfortable scans for patients with the capability to perform a wider range of CT examinations and an unrivalled MRI image quality. Together with Bon Secours in Tralee, Alliance Medical provides access to MRI and CT scans for people in the Kerry region and surrounding areas.
Patients from the Kerry region can attend the facility for General X-Ray/Fluoroscopy/Ultrasound/DEXA/CT. The unit is accessible by GP Referral and fast access and timely appointments are available.
Bill Maher, CEO Bon Secours Health System, TJ O’Connor, CEO Bon Secours Hospital Tralee and Malcolm Banks, Managing Director of Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging Ireland joined Dáithí Ó Sé to open the new facility.
CEO of Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, T. J. O’Connor, said: “As the largest private healthcare provider in Ireland, the delivery of world-class medical treatment is vital to us. It is important therefore when choosing our partners that we work with like-minded organisations. Alliance Medical has a proven track record in delivering quality diagnostic imaging solutions throughout Ireland and Europe and we are confident that they will continue to provide high quality and timely MRI and CT services for our patients in Kerry and beyond.”
Commenting on the official opening, Malcolm Banks, Managing Director of Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging Ireland said: “High quality and timely medical imaging is an essential component of modern medicine and in the delivery of diagnoses for our patients. Our state-of-the-art MRI and CT technology in Kerry will benefit the ¼ of a million people who use the diagnostic imaging services per annum. This partnership with the Bon Secours in Tralee re-affirms both our principal of delivering excellent and accessible patient care.”
CEO of the Bon Secours Health System, Bill Maher, said: “The Tralee Diagnostic Imaging Centre is another key project as part of our 2020 Plan to deliver Advanced Medicine & Exceptional Care to those we serve as the Bon Secours Health System is a not for profit Hospital Group. It is great to be working with an excellent partner as Alliance Medical bring a professionalism and expertise as well as shared values to this exciting project. The Diagnostic Imaging Centre in Tralee will considerably increase our capacity in this much needed area and is part of our ambitious plans to deliver a number of capital projects and service developments, totalling over €150m across all of our Bon Secours Hospitals and Care Village. I am grateful to Dáithí Ó Sé and all the gathered dignitaries in helping us launch this centre and would like to thank all of our staff and those of Alliance Medical in making it happen.”
About Bon Secours Hospital Tralee
Ireland’s Private Hospital of the Year in 2014, provides a comprehensive range of modern diagnostic, therapeutic and support services underpinned by the latest technology to a catchment area comprising of more than 170,000 people.
This level of service is delivered by a highly skilled and motivated multi-disciplinary team including over 50 Medical Consultants the hospital has a capacity of over 150 beds, serving the South West and Mid-West regions through the hospital in Tralee – and the Limerick Consultation Centre in Limerick City.
About Bon Secours Health System
As Ireland’s largest independent hospital group, Bon Secours Health System is renowned for the quality of its service provision coupled with a rich tradition in healthcare. Bon Secours Health System is a not for profit organisation and its mission is centered on providing compassionate, world-class medical treatment to all those it serves.
Bon Secours Health System incorporates four modern acute hospitals in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Tralee with a Care Village in Cork and Consultation Centre in Limerick. With over 2,700 staff, 876 beds, 350 leading consultants, Bon Secours treats approximately 250,000 patients a year.
The Bon Secours Health System is internationally accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals (JCI), the leading organisation in the International Accreditation of Hospitals for quality of care and patient safety.
As part of the Bon Secours Health System’s upcoming strategic plan to be launched later this year, the Hospital Group is currently investing €150m in capital investment in an effort to enhance Advanced Medicine Exceptional Care across all its hospital sites in Ireland.
For further information log on to www.bonsecours.ie
About Alliance Medical
Alliance Medical is a leading provider of outsourced diagnostic imaging across Europe. In Ireland it works extensively with the HSE, NHS independent and private hospitals, to provide access for patients to the highest quality medical imaging, including MRI, CT, X-ray, DXA (bone density scans) PET/CT and Ultrasound. Over 180 people are employed at Alliance Medical Ireland throughout its head office in Limerick and 20 clinical locations across the country including in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Belfast.
In Bon Secours Hospital Tralee the MRI technology will be provided by the Siemens Magnetom Aera 1.5T Wide-Bore MRI. This means that it offers an unrivalled image quality and is suitable for use by claustrophobic and nervous patients. The CT machine is a Siemens Somatom Perspective 128 slice CT scanner, which means the scan is faster than a standard CT and it can perform a wider range of examinations. The Somatom Perspective uses new technology to ensure the patient receives the lowest radiation dose.
For further information on the MRI and CT Services offered by Alliance Medical visit www.alliancemedical.ie or www.bonsecourse.ie/tralee.
