Provincial
Grand Lodge of
Mark Master Masons of Bedfordshire
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Charity NewsUltrasound Scanner Presented to Luton & Dunstable Hospital
The
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons has made a charitable donation of £2M
nationally towards the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The
Provincial Grand Master Harry Arnold who made the presentation of the ultrasound
scanner on
Mr
Asad Saleemi, consultant surgeon in the Urology Dept said, “Prostate cancer is
an extremely common cancer with a high morbidity and mortality.
Any equipment that helps us fight this disease is invaluable.
Technology keeps moving and it is essential that we have the latest, most
advanced machines available for our local population.”
Ultrasound Scanner Presented to Bedford Hospital
A scanner worth £38,000 has been donated to Bedford Hospital's urology department by the Mark Master Masons of Bedfordshire. The Provincial Grand Master for the Mark Province of Bedfordshire, R. W. Bro. Harry Arnold was on hand to present the scanner to the Hospital where it was received by Mr. Tazi Hussain and Mr. Nicholas Waterfall, both Consultant Urologists together with the Chair of the Trust, Helen Nellis. R. W. Bro. Harry Arnold said, "I am delighted that the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons Fund of Benevolence have had the opportunity to make such a wonderful gift to the Hospital and I hope it will be of great help to the staff of the Primrose Unit in diagnosing and treating prostate problems which particularly affect men in the later years" The donation of a transrectal ultrasound scanner is part of a national gift of £2 million from the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons Fund of Benevolence to aid the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Mr Tazi Husain, Divisional Clinical Director for Surgery and Anaesthetics at Bedford Hospital, said: "This is a hugely generous donation by the Masons. Receiving this scanner unit will enable us to extend our research and diagnosis of cases of urological cancers, and specifically help in the management of patients with particular symptoms." [Home] |
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