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Published December 12, 2022

Ontario invests $20M in operating costs for new MRI machines

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital is receiving funds as part of the announcement
Ontario MRI Investment - CP

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Ontario is investing more than $20 million in operating costs to run 27 new magnetic resonance imaging machines across the province.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the money will be geared toward small and rural hospitals who do not yet have MRI machines.

Jones says the money is not for buying MRI machines, which will be left to the individual hospitals.

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital president Michael Lacroix says the move will allow patients to stay within the region to get an MRI completed.

Lacroix says the change will also help alleviate pressures on other hospitals who have the machines and will reduce wait times for scans.

Ontario Health data shows that only 36 per cent of patients have MRI scans within the target time – which varies depending on priority – and that patients who should be receiving a scan within 28 days have an average wait time of 77 days.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2022.

Banner image via The Canadian Press

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