Central Vermont Medical Center is proud to announce that the long-awaited in-house MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is now open for business.
The new state of the art unit is a 1.5 Tesla GE Optima scanner. It has a wider aperture (70cm vs 50 cm) than most scanners. This is specifically designed to allow larger patients and patients who suffer from claustrophobia to feel more comfortable during their procedures (500lbs. weight limit).
CVMC will offer scheduled appointments from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday with staff on call after these hours and on weekends.
We look forward to providing exceptional service to all of our patients, stated Judy Tarr, CVMC president and CEO. I was one of the Diagnostic Imaging Department s first patients to use the new machine. I can tell you that the experience is vastly improved for patients who suffer from claustrophobia.
CVMC thanks our patients and the community for their patience during our transition from mobile to fixed MRI.
Source: CVMC
Central Vermont Medical Center gets MRI
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