TBRHSC to receive over $5 million for MRI and Cardiac Care

Michael Gravelle, MPP Thunder Bay, Superior North and Bill Mauro, MPP, Thunder Bay/Atikokan are pleased to announce an investment of $5,020,000 to replace current MRI and Cardiac Catheterization Units and expand MRI hours at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. These newer and more efficient technologies will allow more procedures to be performed, which in turn will reduce wait times for our patients.

A breakdown of the $5,020,000 is as follows:

1 replacement MRI machine, $3,000,000 – will allow for an additional 700 exams per year
1 replacement Cardiac Catheterization Unit, $1,910,000 – will allow for an additional 140 procedures per year
288 additional hours of MRI service, $110,000 – will allow for an additional 432 exams per year

Our partner, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation will be working with us to raise the additional funds required to fully fund the purchase and implementation of the new Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the MRI.