Lund University Hospital reduces waiting times for complex oncology cases

Lund University Hospital in the south of Sweden was faced with unacceptably long diagnostic waiting times for their complex thorax and abdominal oncology cases, due to the lack of specialist competency in these areas. This was a grave problem particularly for at-risk cancer patients who needed timely diagnosis in order to receive follow-up treatment. The long wait for patient diagnosis not only produced anxiety in the patients themselves but also in the medical staff that felt the pressure to treat their patients as quickly as possible.

TMC stepped in to provide Lund University Hospital with the specific competency they needed. With a team of thorax and abdominal sub-specialists at hand, TMC was able to deliver reports for non-complex and complex oncology cases in a timely manner. Reports for outpatient cases were turned around in less than 48 hours.

Lund University Hospital managed to shorten their waiting times substantially through their partnership with TMC. Patients were treated at a faster rate, reducing anxiety experienced by patients and medical staff.

“TMC has been a good complement to us when we lack radiologists.”

Dr Peter Hochbergs, Head of Radiology, Lund University Hospital