Photo: Qikqitani hospital acquires long-awaited CT scanner

Jennifer Sharpe, manager of diagnostic imaging at Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit, operates the hospital’s new computed tomography, or “CT” scanner, Feb. 14. In operation since Feb. 3, the $2.1-million CT scanner helps medical staff make more accurate diagnoses and is expected to reduce patient wait-times, now that Nunavummiut do not have to travel south for the procedure, Nunavut’s health department says. The hospital will share records from the scans by April of this year with a hospital in Ottawa through a network connection. (PHOTO BY PETER VARGA)