A new $44,568 portable echocardiogram machine has been purchased by the CGH Health Foundation, with a bequest from the late Maxine Hall, Sterling, IL. The portable ultrasound machine will be located in the Critical Care Unit.
The bequest was made, so cardiologists could access an ultrasound machine in situations requiring an immediate evaluation. In addition, this machine can be used for pulmonary and vascular images, by simply changing probes.
CGH employees and Foundation trustees gathered Wednesday, January 31, 2018, to unveil the new echocardiogram machine and present the check for the unit.
They included left-to-right, front row, Kris Ratliff, ECHO tech; Alice Vetter, RN, Cardiology and Critical Care Director; Crystal Tropp, ECHO tech; back row; Kristie Geil, CGH Chief Nursing Officer and Foundation trustee; Dr. Steven Mackay, CGH Cardiologist; Dr. Paul Steinke, CGH CEO; Amy Springman, Foundation Board Vice Chair.
