Indiana hospital upgrades radiology equipment to improve care in ER

Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health-Crawfordsville in Crawfordsville, Ind., has given its radiology department an upgrade, installing two Carestream x-ray imaging systems and improving its portable x-ray system.

The hospital said these moves were made to improve care in its emergency department, which captures hundreds of images each day.

Nancy Sayler, Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health-Crawfordsville director of imaging, praised the Carestream DRX-Evolution system in a prepared statement.

“Many of our ER patients are victims of car accidents, other types of accidents or are elderly,” Sayler said. “We often perform a series of exams so physicians can assess injuries to the chest, abdomen and extremities. This system’s autotracking feature moves the x-ray tube into position for each exam, which allows our staff to capture images in seconds and helps physicians quickly and accurately assess each patient’s condition.”