OSWEGO — The Oswego Health Foundation announced that it recently received a $10,000 grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, allowing the Oswego Health system to purchase advanced imaging technology to assist its breast-care surgeon. The equipment, a hand-held breast ultrasound, provides “exceptional high-resolution images that are transmitted wirelessly to a smart device,” according […]
OSWEGO — The Oswego Health Foundation announced that it recently received a $10,000 grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, allowing the Oswego Health system to purchase advanced imaging technology to assist its breast-care surgeon.
The equipment, a hand-held breast ultrasound, provides “exceptional high-resolution images that are transmitted wirelessly to a smart device,” according to an Oswego Health news release.
“This wonderful technology extends Oswego Health’s excellent medical imaging services allowing me to view patient images in real time while the patient is in my office,” Dr. Lisa Lai, breast surgeon with Oswego Health, said. “I can also perform minor procedures in the office ensuring more timely and convenient patient care.”
Oswego Health Foundation Executive Director Margaret Barclay added that the Boeheim Foundation’s gift helps the health system offer the community the most modern health-care services right at home. “Having the best technology is critical and we are grateful to the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation for recognizing Oswego Health with this most generous gift,” Barclay said.
The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation’s mission is to “enrich the lives of kids in need” in Central New York and provide support for eliminating cancer through research and advocacy. The Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation issued its first grant in 2010 and over the past eight years, has awarded $4.4 million via 500 grants to 189 separate nonprofit organizations.
The Oswego Health Foundation, established in 2011, is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports health-care initiatives at the Oswego Health system.
