Better Imaging, Faster Answers: Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Debuting Life-Saving CT Technology

When it comes to your health, every second and every detail matters. Ascension St. Vincent Evansville is proud to announce a significant leap forward for local healthcare with the arrival of a state-of-the-art CT scanner at the Center for Advanced Medicine. The acquisition of this transformative technology was made possible through the generous support and commitment of the Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Foundation.

For Evansville residents, this means faster, world-class diagnostics, close to home. The scanner’s ability to capture a single heart valve in one shot provides surgeons with unprecedented accuracy while dramatically cutting appointment times. By eliminating the need to travel for top-tier imaging, we’re reducing patient anxiety and getting our community into life-saving treatment sooner.

Members of the media are invited to attend the blessing and ribbon cutting ceremony. Following the program, those in attendance will have the opportunity to capture b-roll this advanced diagnostic technology.

What: Ribbon Cutting & Blessing of new CT Scanner
Who: Alex Chang - St. Vincent South Region President, Jennifer Whitaker - Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Foundation Director, Dr. Douglas Sheffer - Medical Director of Cardiovascular Service line, St. Vincent Southern Region
Where: Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Center for Advanced Medicine - 901 St Mary's Dr., Evansville, IN 47714
When: Tuesday, May 19th at 1:15 p.m.

PLEASE RSVP IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND.

About Ascension St. Vincent

Ascension St. Vincent operates 19 hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices and clinics serving Indiana, and employs more than 13,000 associates. In Fiscal Year 2024, Ascension St. Vincent provided more than $357 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty throughout the state. Ascension St. Vincent is part of Ascension, one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2023, Ascension provided $2.2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org.