December 18, 2020
CAMROSE – Mobile MRI services have resumed in Camrose.
The new GE Voyager Mobile MRI arrived in the city on Dec. 2 and went into operation earlier this week. The new machine replaces a unit that was damaged in September.
“We are pleased to be once again offering this important service to the community and thank everyone for their patience as we waited its arrival,” says Peter Froese, Senior Operating Officer for Diagnostic Imaging with Alberta Health Services (AHS). “The new MRI will help to ensure patients have access to timely diagnostic imaging close to home, using the latest technology.”
The mobile MRI unit will provide services in Camrose for two weeks before moving on to Lloydminster, Cold Lake, Westlock and Hinton, where it will spend two weeks in each community, before returning for another two-week rotation in Camrose.
AHS anticipates the new unit will perform approximately 90 scans per week.
In addition to the mobile MRI, AHS provides other mobile diagnostic imaging services throughout the province, including mammography screening.
Mobile MRI services have been provided to the community since 2007.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
