- New CT scanner now operational at Ingham Health Service.
- The service is expected to deliver around 2,500 scans annually, reducing the need for local patients to travel to Townsville.
- Upgrade includes a purpose-built medical imaging facility, state-of-the-art CT scanner and additional clinical and support staff.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering health services when you need them to heal Labor’s Health Crisis.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering easier access to health services for regional Queenslanders, with a new CT Scanner officially operational in Ingham.
The new service will deliver around 2,500 CT scans each year, allowing more patients in Ingham and surrounding communities to access vital diagnostic imaging closer to home, without having to travel to Townsville.
The Crisafulli Government is investing an additional $270 million for new CT scanners and MRI machines, across 11 locations across the State.
The former Labor Government made empty promises about a new CT scanner for Ingham but failed to fund it, until the Crisafulli Government stepped in to save the project in early 2025.
In Ingham, the service will support patients presenting to the emergency department, those receiving inpatient care and people requiring follow-up imaging, helping clinicians diagnose conditions earlier and make more timely treatment decisions.
Additional investment in radiography, nursing, administration and operational staff, including a dedicated clinical nurse and full-time clinical assistant, will support the delivery of the new service.
Premier David Crisafulli said the investment was another example of how the Government was delivering health services when you need them most.
“This is what easier access to health services looks like,” Premier Crisafulli said.
“We said we’ve deliver more CT Scanners and MRIs through regional Queensland, and we’re delivering on that promise.”
Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls said after a decade of decline, the Crisafulli Government was healing Labor’s Health Crisis.
“We’re making similar investments in communities right across Queensland because, unlike Labor, we believe that those living in our regions deserve the same easy access to healthcare as their city counterparts,” Minister Nicholls said.
“This one facility can now generate thousands of scans every year and aids our clinicians in making faster decisions about patient care.”
Member for Hinchinbrook Wayde Chiesa said the Crisafulli Government was restoring health services in Ingham.
“Having a CT Scanner closer to home will be lifechanging for many Ingham residents,” Mr Chiesa said.
“Locals will no longer need to worry about travelling to Townsville just to get the diagnostic imaging they need, and instead can spend more time closer to home taking care of their health.”
