Diagnostic Imaging (X-ray & Ultrasound)
Meno Ya Win Health centre offers full Diagnostic services at the 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue sites. Current out-patient, in-patient and emergency services include:
- General Radiography – x-ray procedures for various bone and soft tissue structures in the body
- Mobile Radiography – emergency or operating room procedures where the patient is not mobile
- Fluoroscopy Procedures – dynamic x-ray evaluation of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract using contrast medium
- Special procedures – x-ray evaluation of various other structures and body systems including: urinary system, female reproductive regions, and biliary system
- Ultrasound – Use of high frequency sound waves for assessment of joints and various soft tissue structures in the abdomen, brain, heart, neck, shoulder, and blood vessels
- Cardio-Respiratory services – ECGs, holter monitoring, simple spirometry, full pulmonary function testing and stress testing
We also offer mobile ultrasound services in 17 First Nation communities and are affiliated with the Basic Radiography Workers (BRW) program, which allows graduates to provide basic x-ray services in the Community Health Centers, which are interpreted in Sioux Lookout.
Most of our Diagnostic Imaging equipment has been computerized and is linked with a regional Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), exhibiting the leading edge of technology. This improves the efficiency, quality and patient care during each exam undertaken. Images can be sent or retrieved from across North Western Ontario and beyond within minutes, allowing for timely diagnosis without the need for a specialist directly on site.
Five First Nation communities are also equipped with this equipment, thus improving quality, timely diagnosis, delays in treatment and un-necessary movement of patients out of the communities.
For more information, call (807) 737-3700 (5th Avenue) or (807) 737-3030 (7th Avenue).