KETCHUM, Idaho – St. Luke’s Health System and St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation have partnered to bring a new, state-of-the-art Nuclear Medicine Spect Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner to the Wood River Valley. The new technology—the first of its kind in Idaho—provides advanced imaging for stroke and trauma patients and offers most Spect nuclear medicine scans.
St. Luke’s Health System (SLHS) generously funded close to $1,000,000 which covered the base technology of a 32 slice Nuclear Medicine Spect CT as well as the expense related to construction at the hospital in Ketchum. Working in partnership with the Emergency Department physicians and the Medical Imaging department, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation identified a crucial opportunity to enhance healthcare in the community by raising an additional $660,000 to upgrade to the most advanced technology, a 64-slice Nuclear Medicine Spect CT. The funding is made possible through the kindness and generosity of the community to best serve the needs of the Wood River Valley. “We are grateful to our donors for recognizing the significance of making this cutting-edge imaging technology available at St. Luke’s Wood River hospital,” said Pete Smith, President of the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation Board of Directors.
A CT scanner plays a pivotal role in promptly and accurately evaluating a patient, especially in cases of potential stroke or traumatic injury. St. Luke’s Wood River (SLWR)’s existing CT scanner has been serving the community since its installation in 2013.
