Support Quicker More Confident Care for Grey and Bruce

There’s a saying we use in our department: “time is brain.”

My name is Dr. Laura Howlett. I’ve been a diagnostic radiologist at Brightshores Health System for 25 years. I’m currently the lead radiologist for CT at Brightshores.

A CT angiogram is the fastest way to diagnose a stroke. Computed Tomography Scans (CT Scans for short) produce 3D images of things inside your body by taking hundreds of x-rays and compiling them all together. It’s why CT is the quickest option for a stroke – with a CT we can see the fine detail of a tiny blood vessel in your brain.

Our saying – “time is brain” – simply means that every second counts when someone has a stroke. Every second that we can act faster is another bit of brain that we can save. Every second we can act faster means fewer lost words and fewer paralyzed muscles. Every second we can act faster means shorter recovery
time and better quality of life for the people in our care.

This holiday season we hope that you can be fast in supporting a new CT Scanner at Brightshores Owen Sound Hospital. The current CT has been running non-stop for nearly 10 years. It has done more than 150,000 scans and we know parts will soon be wearing out. The CT continues to be a workhorse but we can’t rely on it forever. Any downtime at all will disrupt care and delay treatment.

Will you act fast and support quicker more confident care by making a donation this holiday season? Your generous gift will make a difference in our community. We are so grateful for your support. By becoming a Guardian Angel, you will be helping local patients. Please help to equip Brightshores Stroke Team with a new CT scanner that will mean quicker more confident care for patients.

Thank you for supporting quality loal healthcare.