Essentia adds radiography system

Essentia Health Valley City Clinic is now offering computerized radiography through the new Kodak DirectView CR800 system.

This new computerized radiography unit offers Essentia Health Valley City Clinic’s patients digital images, rather than film, increasing the speed at which the images are available for reading by the radiologist. The digital images become part of the patient’s electronic medical record, allowing ease of access by the patient’s care team. In the event that specialized care is needed those images are available to any of the Essentia Health specialty physicians, or if needed, the images can be transferred to other facilities.

“Our service continues to be the same as a general radiography room,” said Bret Haglund, Essentia Health Valley City Clinic radiologic technologist, “but the patient care aspect increases exponentially. It really makes the distribution of care a much easier process for the patient and thankfully takes some of the burden from them in knowing that imaging can follow the patient wherever they seek care.”

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call Essentia Health Valley City at 701-845-8060.

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