{"id":191577,"date":"2025-04-07T21:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=191577"},"modified":"2025-04-07T21:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:58:09","slug":"hospital-unveils-new-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/04\/07\/hospital-unveils-new-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital unveils new equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital has introduced a new United Imaging PET\/CT Scanner to enhance patient care by increasing imaging capabilities and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CT-unit-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191578\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The updated system brings high-speed scanning, lower patient radiation doses, and an improved patient experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFaster scanning increases efficiency and leads to a more comfortable experience for our patients,\u201d said Taylor Dahlinghaus, Manager of Radiology Support Services at Van Wert Hospital. \u201cWe remain dedicated to delivering the latest advancements in diagnostic imaging, enhancing patient care, and improving access to high-quality healthcare services in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The updated technology also allows patients to select sound and lighting for a personalized experience which includes skylights, murals, and an integrated music system. The increased signal allows the exam time to happen faster without compromising image quality. All these factors can help reduce a patient\u2019s feeling of claustrophobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This advancement is in addition to the\u00a0state-of-the-art Computed Tomography (CT) Unit\u00a0that was installed at Van Wert Hospital in late 2024 as part of a $1 million investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital has introduced a new United Imaging PET\/CT Scanner to enhance patient care by increasing imaging capabilities and efficiency. The updated system brings high-speed scanning, lower patient radiation doses, and an improved patient experience. \u201cFaster scanning increases efficiency and leads to a more comfortable experience for our patients,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 16:32:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191579,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191577\/revisions\/191579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}