CMH getting new MRI

Posted Jan 13, 2011 11:52:10 AM.

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Ontario Minister of Health, Deb Matthews announced a brand new MRI machine is coming for Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

Matthews says the new MRI will help to cut down on the 66 days average wait time for Cambridge patients to get an MRI to the target of 28 days.

The Ministry will put $800,000 annually to the operating costs for the new MRI.

The Hospital’s Foundation will raise $4 million for the purchase of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner.

The MRI service is expected to begin in 12 to 15 months.

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