MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

In order to improve the quality of care provided to sick children, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) must keep up to date with technological and medical advances. However, the rapid advancement in technology means replacing and modernising equipment is a never-ending task and is particularly costly when treating infants, children and adolescents.

Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation aims to provide PMH with state-of-the-art equipment over and above that which is the responsibility of government funding. To date, the Foundation has funded close to a quarter of all the equipment currently used by the hospital.

Recently funded equipment (2010/2011) includes:

 

3D Molecular Unit                                  Assessing treatments for childhood cancers

Alaris PCAM Syringe Pumps                  For patient post operative acute pain management

Ceiling Mounted Microscope                 Precision Microscope for dental patient care

Celebral Oximeter                                 Monitors oxygen saturation of blood in the brain

Central Monitoring System                    Patient vital signs monitoring at the Nurses Station

Recliner Chairs                                      For the comfort of patients & family

Coloured Crutches                                 Special coloured crutches designed for adolescents

Compactus Shelving                              For use in theatre to store sterile instrument packs

Dermatome System                               Skin graft system for burns patients

Diabetic Pump                                       For controlled insulin infusion

Distraction Equipment                           Play equipment to be used by children as a distraction

ENT Stack                                              Instruments used in Ear Nose & Throat Surgery

Evoked Potential Unit                            Brain Wave Measurement

Flow Cytometer                                      Analyses white blood cells.

Giraffe Warmers                                     Used in Intensive Care Situations to keep newborns warm.

Hi Definition Stroboscopy                      For use in various diagnostic situations in Speech Pathology

iCat Cone Beam Analyser                      Provides high definition 3D facial imaging

Insulin Pump                                         For controlled insulin infusion

Integrated Power Console                      For use in Cranial, Ear Nose & Throat Surgery

Interactive Board System                       Computerised Information/Training System

Microlaryngoscopy Instrum                     For use in theatre on children with breathing problems

Murals                                                    To make the hospital more "child friendly"

Non Invasive Ventilators                        Assists with Patient Breathing

Orthopaedic Camera Stack                    Total operating System for Orthopaedic's

Portable Ulrasound Units                       Compact (Laptop) size Ultrasound

Powered Surgical Tools                         Full Range of Cranial Power Instruments

pQ Computed Tomography                   Used for making bone strength measurements

Pulse Oximeter                                      To monitor patient vital signs

Straight Handpiece                                Dental Instrument

Syringe Drivers                                       For controlled infusion to patients

Teleconfrencing Equipment                  For burns patients consultations & treatment from remote distance

Urodynamic System                               Obtaining information of the lower urinary tract & imaging of same

Video Endoscope System                      High performance video camera with image sensor for use in theatre

Vmax Encore 22D                                  Complete pulmonary function test system

Help us fund more vital equipment and services for PMH by clicking here to donate today.