LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of a 64-slice CT scanner in its Emergency Department.

The new machine joins an existing CT scanner in the Imaging Department.
 
“As the only certified stroke center in Lake County, we felt that an additional CT scanner would expand our capacity to serve patients,” said Siri Nelson, chief administrative officer, Sutter Lakeside Hospital. “When a stroke patient comes through our doors, efficient imaging is essential. With the additional scanner, routine imaging won’t be disrupted while emergency cases will still be seen immediately.”
 
As a certified stroke center, Sutter Lakeside Hospital partners with Sutter California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco to provide real-time images to neurointerventionalists for diagnosis. The team at Sutter Lakeside uses telemedicine to communicate with the highly-specialized doctors.
 
“By the time a patient reaches the physician at CPMC, the care team is already familiar with the case,” said Nelson. “Telemedicine allows treatment to begin immediately, and connection to a highly trained team as soon as possible.”
 
Construction began in April of this year; the completion of construction follows a hospital-wide push to educate community members about the symptoms of stroke.
 
“We encourage our community to remember to ‘BE FAST’, an acronym for the signs of stroke,” said Nelson. “A change in balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, and the time symptoms began could indicate a serious condition and requires immediate medical attention.”
 
For more information about stroke education, contact Nicole Lamm, Emergency Department manager, at 707-262-5051.