MRI

• Residents, politicians call for MRI scanner at new Portage la Prairie hospital

  The absence of an MRI scanner in the new hospital has been the subject of a petition signed by thousands.

  Health

  Oct 4
  
• KGH Foundation hits $26M fundraising milestone

  The KGH Foundation fundraising campaign was launched in April 2023 and has raised 60 per cent of their $40-million goal to improve the care provided at Kelowna General Hospital.

  Canada

  Aug 15
  
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• LHSC aims to reduce wait times with first-in-Canada MRI machine

  The hospital says the machine arrived on June 25 and only required a total of one month to become operational. Clinical applications officially begin on July 29.

  Health

  Jul 25
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• A woman dying of cancer, and the struggle to get treatment to reduce her pain

  With a medical system plagued with long wait times, the Wasaga Beach, Ont., woman dying of cancer is running out of what little time she has left.

  Health

  Feb 16
• New MRI arrives at Guelph General Hospital

  The new MRI machine will be in operation in Guelph around late October.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2023
• Letters show Sask. Party turned down $2 million donation for Estevan MRI

  NDP leader Carla Beck tore down the Saskatchewan Party government on Tuesday, after finding out it denied a $2 million donation for an MRI in Estevan. 

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
• ‘Waiting well beyond the national standard’: N.S. MRI backlog sees wait-list up to a year

  Radiologists are calling for new equipment and more staff to address wait times across Nova Scotia for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that do not meet standards.

  Health

  Sep 5, 2023
• New MRI machine arrives at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay

  The new MRI machine is expected to be operational this summer and replaces a 12-year-old machine. About 500 scans each month are performed at the hospital.

  Health

  May 30, 2023
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• Saskatchewan family left with MRI frustrations after hospital delays

  Pat was supposed to receive an MRI in March, after injuring her knee in February, but she said due to claustrophobia, she needed sedation.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
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• Kelowna General Hospital gets new MRI machines with $30 million investment

  The introduction of a new machine and the replacement of the current one will double the number of scans done and reduce the length of the scan, allowing more people to be seen.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2023