ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Hartford Hospital and Boca Raton Regional Hospital will both receive Safety FiRsT grants to improve radiologic technologist safety in their radiology departments. Launched in 2015 by the ASRT Foundation and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., Safety FiRsT™ awards two ASRT members a grant of up to $7,000 each to implement a safety initiative that will elevate technologist safety in the workplace.
"Safety goes beyond lowering radiation dose and is an encompassing concept that includes the entire imaging process," said Cathy Wolfe, senior director, Strategic Communications and Marketing Intelligence, Toshiba. "We developed this new grant opportunity with the ASRT Foundation to help technologists and their institutions establish programs that meet the goals of the Triple Aim by improving individual and population-wide care, furthering Toshiba's commitment to focus on putting its customers first by providing 360 degrees of coverage, guidance and expertise."
This year's recipients are:
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Christine Bak, who applied on behalf of Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. The grant will be used to install an overhead lift in order to decrease the risk of neck and back injuries to R.T.s who are assisting patients to rise from a lying position, and reduce the number of slides and lifts required for patient transfers with a goal of no back or neck injuries resulting in time lost.
Jennifer Maquez, who applied on behalf of Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Boca Raton, Florida. The grant will be used to purchase items such as metal detecting wands, pivot discs, magnetic resonance imaging walkers and magnetic resonance imaging safe wheelchair transfer boards to reduce the risk of technologist injuries, possible missile effect accidents and the chance of burns.
"This year's recipients have different needs, but they have the same commitment to keeping their radiologic technologists safe," said ASRT Foundation Executive Vice President Liana Watson, D.M., R.T.(R)(M)(S)(BS), RDMS, RVT, FASRT, CAE. "Providing high-quality patient care safely is something that all medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals are passionate about, and we are excited to be a part of improving technologist safety at these two facilities."
For more information about Safety FiRsT™ grants, including previous recipients, visit foundation.asrt.org/safetyfirst.
About the ASRT Foundation
The ASRT Foundation supports and empowers medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals and students to pursue opportunities that improve patient care.
About Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services radiology and cardiovascular systems, including CT, MR, ultrasound, X-ray and cardiovascular equipment, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States. For more information, visit Toshiba's website at www.medical.toshiba.com.
