LMH

Source: Karen Tabor, unpublished, 2016

Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) is part of Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) which includes Modbury Hospital, Aboriginal Health care sites, GP plus clinics and Northern Mental Health services.

 

More information can be found here:

SA Health - Lyell McEwin Hospital

 

As one of South Australia’s major public hospitals we are also a teaching hospital and work closely with all 3 South Australian Universities to assist in the education and clinical training of a vast number of medical, nursing and allied health professionals across multiple disciplines.

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General Information – Medical Imaging Department

Medical Imaging staff at LMH looks forward to meeting you and contributing to your clinical development as a Radiographer.

 

LMH Medical Imaging provides a broad range of examinations and procedures for hospital inpatients and outpatients in addition to private outpatients.

 

Our department currently consists of:

 

          • 4 General X-ray rooms (2 DR, 1 combined DR/CR & 1 CR)
          • There are 2 Resuscitation rooms within the emergency department which have fixed imaging equipment available (combined DR/CR system)
          • OPG (CR)
          • 4 Image Intensifiers – servicing Theatre, Gastroenterology and Thoracic Procedure Suites
          • 3 portable x-ray units
          • Mammography (DR) - Siemens
          • Digital Fluoroscopy suite - Siemens
          • 2 CT Scanners (64 & 320 slice) - Toshiba
          • MRI suite (1.5T) - Siemens
          • 5 Ultrasound rooms

 

A Cardiovascular Interventional suite is located within our department – this is a combined service between Cardiology and Imaging staff.

 

We are also fortunate to have a Nuclear Medicine department adjacent to us.

 

Hours of service

      • General x-ray provides a 24hr service, 7 days a week, every day of the year!
      • Fluoroscopy operates Mon-Fri, 0845-1700 only.
      • CT operates    Mon –Fri 0845-2315, with an on-call service from 2315-0845

                        Sat-Sun 0845-2015, with an on-call service from 2015-0845

      • Ultrasound operates Mon-Fri 0845-1700, with an on-call service from 1700-0845. Weekend service is via on-call only.
      • MRI operates Mon-Fri 0800-1700, with an on call service from 1700-0845. Weekend service is via on-call only.
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