Magnetic Resonace Imaging (MRI) Machines

More Scans Done Locally

Twenty years ago the first MRI was installed in Owen Sound. At the time it was a major accomplishment.

Now there are two state of the art machines working side by side at Brightshores Owen Sound Hospital to ensure people are getting the scans they need quickly and locally.

The machines will perform around 14,000 scans a year – up from 10,000. It’s a forty percent increase made possible by incredible donors like you.

Having two identical machines working off one central control room means that components and software will be interchangeable between the two MRIs. They will allow hospital staff to accommodate emergency situations more easily and offer new types of scans that had previously been sent out of town. Some especially time consuming scans such as cardiac had been sent to London.

“With two scanners, we can be ready. No one’s going to have to wait two days when they need that study that day,” said Dr. Christian Baldauf, Brightshores’ MRI director for 20 years.

Baldauf said there isn’t another hospital in a community the size of Owen Sound in Canada with two MRIs. New software, which functions on both machines, will also increase the speed and variety of scans using artificial intelligence.

After bringing the machine online late last year staff were able to move people up the waitlist and see them sooner than originally expected.

We want to thank all the donors who for the past 20+ years have believed in the capabilities of healthcare in our community. First by bringing an MRI to our area and now by supporting Brightshores expanding capacity. Together we can build healthier communities one patient at a time.

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