Akureyri Hospital
Hollvins SAk give breathing apparatus
29th November 2024
The device is useful for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of lung diseases.
In the photo, from left: Telma Hrund Davíðsdóttir, nurse assistant; Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson, chief physician; Jóhannes G. Bjarnason, chairman of Hollvinir Beneficiaries; Hermann Haraldsson, treasurer of Hollvinir Beneficiaries; Jónína Þuríður Jóhannsdóttir, senior physiologist at the Department of Physiology at SAk; Jóhann Rúnar Sigurðsson, vice-chairman of Hollvinir Beneficiaries; and Birna Björgvinsdóttir, biotechnologist at the Department of Physiology at SAk.
Á myndinni frá vinstri: Telma Hrund Davíðsdóttir, sjúkraliði, Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson, yfirlæknir, Jóhannes G. Bjarnason, formaður Hollvina, Hermann Haraldsson, gjaldkeri Hollvina, Jónína Þuríður Jóhannsdóttir, yfirlífendafræðingur á rannsóknarstofu í lífeðlisfræði á SAk, Jóhann Rúnar Sigurðsson, varaformaður Hollvina og Birna Björgvinsdóttir, líftæknir á rannsóknarstofu í lífeðlisfræði á SAk.
Hollvinir - The Beneficiaries of Akureyri Hospital (SAk) recently donated a new respiratory measurement device to the Department of Physiology at SAk.
The new device, Vyntus One, enables various types of respiratory tests, including spirometry, gas diffusion tests, lung volume measurements, and oscillometry.
Enhanced Services – Fewer Trips to Reykjavík for Tests
“With the new device, we can better align lung function testing at SAk with those conducted at the National University Hospital in Reykjavík and improve collaboration with specialists based there. This addition allows us to expand services for individuals within SAk’s catchment area who would otherwise need to travel to Reykjavík for testing. Pulmonologists in Reykjavík can now receive test results from here, enabling greater potential for remote monitoring when suitable,” says Jónína Þuríður Jóhannsdóttir, senior physiologist at the Department of Physiology at SAk.