Grant pays for new ultrasound equipment at Altru

(KNOX) – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $4.2 million to Altru Health System in Grand Forks to purchase new state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment as part of a $27.4 million ultrasound initiative in North Dakota.
The initiative includes more than $21.8 million to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers secure ultrasound imaging devices and nearly $5.7 million to boost sonography and point of care ultrasound (POCUS) training opportunities across the state.
At Altru, the $4.2 million grant award will support new ultrasound and echocardiogram technology for a vast array of services including general and specialty ultrasound, heart and vascular surgery, obstetrics, dialysis, and oncology, as well as emergency and sports medicine.
The majority of the devices purchased through the grants are POCUS machines, which are used by providers at the bed or tableside for immediate assessment of a patient to quickly determine a course of action.