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Lincoln Health outlines MRI upgrade, EMS staffing goals and new heart center services
Summary
Lincoln Health told the commission its MRI, about 17'18 years old, will be replaced; EMS handles roughly 550'600 calls monthly with staffing improving; the hospital is adding primary care and women's health capacity and a heart center with a ribbon cutting scheduled.
Mary Beth Seals, president of Lincoln Health, updated the commission on hospital operations, equipment replacement and staffing.
Seals said the hospital anticipates replacing an MRI that is "about 17 to 18 years old," which limits services for larger patients and some extremity imaging. "We'll be working in the next year to put an upgrade in on the MRI," she told commissioners.
On emergency medical services, Seals said Lincoln Health responds to roughly 550'600 calls per month and is working to staff five ambulances; daily staffing varies but the hospital has increased advanced life support coverage. "We stay right around that 550 to 600 calls a month," she said.
Seals also highlighted facility and program upgrades: the Patrick rehab pool undergoing three weeks of maintenance, new workout equipment replacement, and recruitment successes in primary care and women's health (including a new OB/GYN presence and a nurse practitioner). She announced a heart center ribbon cutting scheduled for the following day and said the hospital is recruiting to support expanded cardiology coverage.
