Local Physician Donates to Wingham Hospital CT Scanner Campaign

by Bob Montgomery

A local physician has donated to the Wingham Hospital's CT Scanner campaign.

ER Physician Lead at the Wingham & District Hospital, Doctor Sean Henderson, is donating thirty-thousand, six hundred dollars to the Caring Together campaign to bring a brand-new CT Scanner to the hospital.

Doctor Henderson began practice at the Wingham & District Hospital and at his family practice in Lucknow in 2018. Since that time he has taken on the role of ER Lead which makes him acutely aware of the need for a CT Scanner. “A CT takes lots of thinly sliced x-rays and puts them together with a computer so you can see the body in high definition,” explained Henderson. “Being able to do that means I can make a diagnosis faster and more accurately and that makes a huge difference in giving the right treatment”.

Seeing the urgency and importance of high-quality diagnostic equipment in the ER every day inspired Doctor Henderson to make a personal donation. His generous donation of $30,600 will help ensure that patients needing a CT scan soon will only have to travel down the hall and not to another hospital.

Henderson also emphasized the value of a CT Scanner in attracting potential new healthcare professionals to the Wingham & District Hospital. “We train with a CT Scanner and when looking at a place to practice and you see that it’s there it definitely adds to the desirability of that place”.

Everyone at the WDH Foundation is grateful to Doctor Henderson for his personal generosity and for sharing his expertise and passion for healthcare with the community. Anyone who would like to join Doctor Henderson in supporting the Caring Together campaign is encouraged to visit the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation Caring Together web page.