The opening of NSW\u2019s first multifunctional Interventional Radiology Suite at Liverpool Hospital has set a new standard in life-saving patient care and medical innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The facility, a highlight of the first phase of the $830 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) redevelopment, combines cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), angiogram, computed tomography (CT) and sonar (ultrasound) in one purpose-built, centralised location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dubbed the IR-MACS suite, the unit allows patients to undergo highly complex, combined procedures without leaving the table, delivering exceptional precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From minimally invasive procedures to kill cancer cells in tumours and block the flow of blood in aneurysms, IR-MACS is redefining interventional radiology in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unit includes three state-of-the-art rooms, featuring the latest interventional CT, a ceiling-mounted angiographic suite and a wide-bore MRI. The technology can operate individually or as a single, seamless unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specialist staff are equipped to deliver advanced care in a radiation-free environment, helping to keep them safe when providing care to patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IR-MACS suite\u2019s infrastructure supports new and innovative approaches to acute healthcare and provides staff with purpose-designed and built facilities for contemporary clinical practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Demolition works to prepare the site for phase 2 of the LHAP redevelopment are well underway. Phase 2 will deliver a second integrated services building, including an integrated cancer centre, with a wellness centre, and expanded women\u2019s and children\u2019s ambulatory care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is expected to be completed in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Minister for Health Ryan Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy the early 2030s, more than 1.2 million people are expected to call south western Sydney home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is critical that cutting-edge services such as the incredible new Interventional Radiology suite are a major focus of the $830 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct to ensure the community continues to receive world-class care close to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI congratulate the many teams involved in the opening of IR-MACS. We are building the healthcare of the future right here in the heart of Liverpool.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Liverpool Charishma Kaliyanda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis significant investment in Liverpool Hospital is transforming the experience of our patients, staff and community and the IR-MACS is a wonderful example of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am proud and excited that our community is benefitting from this amazing technology and care in the IR-MACS suite, which is showcasing Liverpool Hospital as a beacon of clinical excellence nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHaving access to this cutting-edge technology will mean our patients can potentially recover faster, go home quicker and have better long-term quality of life, which is fantastic\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Liverpool Hospital General Manager Scott McGrath<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe opening of the new IR-MACS suite represents a new era in care for Liverpool Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe amazing IR-MACS technology provides minimally invasive treatments which stop bleeding, shrink tumours and save lives often in a single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct redevelopment is creating a centre for innovation and health research to provide a world-class working environment for our highly skilled clinicians and staff.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Liverpool Hospital Head of Department Interventional Radiology Dr Glen Schlaphoff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cConceived in 2006, meticulously planned since 2009, and realised through years of sustained commitment, IR-MACS represents a landmark achievement in interventional radiology in NSW and a bold step into the future of image-guided therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs the first interventional radiology suite in NSW to integrate MRI, CT, and angiography within a single, co-located environment, it enables highly complex, minimally invasive procedures with unprecedented imaging precision and procedural flow, all without moving the patient from the table, enhancing both safety and therapeutic efficacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe ability to perform real-time MRI-guided tumour ablations and complex, previously unachievable biopsies is taking interventional oncology to new levels of precision and treatment success.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The opening of NSW\u2019s first multifunctional Interventional Radiology Suite at Liverpool Hospital has set a new standard in life-saving patient care and medical innovation. The facility, a highlight of the first phase of the $830 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) redevelopment, combines cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), angiogram, computed tomography (CT) and sonar … Continue reading “Liverpool Hospital celebrates opening of NSW first integrated multimodality Interventional Radiology Suite”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35087"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35088,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35087\/revisions\/35088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}