Peterborough Regional Health Centre Announces the Opening of New Donor-Funded Interventional Radiology Suites

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The Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) announced the completion of a $6 million investment campaign in interventional radiology on Tuesday afternoon.

(From left to right) Dr. Fady Abdelsayed, Interventional Radiologist; Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation president and CEO and Dr. Lynn Mikula, PRHC president and CEO. Photo by Felicia Massey.

The event marked another milestone in the $70 million campaign to bring cutting-edge technology and minimally invasive care closer to home for Peterborough City and County patients.

The PRHC Foundation members and PRHC's leadership team thanked donors for making this advancement possible through their continued generosity.

“This is a transformative moment for patient care at PRHC,” said Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation president and CEO. “These world-class suites are already changing lives. Because of donor generosity, PRHC's interventional radiology experts have the advanced tools and space they need to perform even more complex, minimally invasive procedures right here, while innovating for the future.”

PRHC said there are five interventional radiologists at the hospital on a 24/7 rotation, performing more than 6,000 procedures annually. They continue to state that they are equipped to care for 20 to 25 patients suffering from critical conditions such as cancer, stroke, organ failure, bleeding and trauma with this expansion of its two existing IR suites. This included replacing out-of-date equipment and creating a third suite for rapid, high-demand procedures. The preparation and recovery area was also expanded to accommodate four additional patients, bringing capacity from 10 to 14.

“Interventional radiology is the future of medicine. Using real-time imaging technologies such as CT, X-ray and ultrasound, we perform procedures through a tiny incision, using only needles, wires and catheters,” said Dr. Fady Abdelsayed, Interventional Radiologist at PRHC. “This means less pain, fewer complications and shorter hospital stays compared to conventional surgery.”

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“The three interventional radiology suites, the step-down unit and the prep and recovery area were entirely funded by the donors here today,” said Heighway. “Bringing this to fruition is a really big celebratory moment for the foundation and for the physicians who work here everyday.”

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