It’s not quite “through the looking glass”, but part of the hospital wall had to be disassembled in order to get the new Toshiba Titan High Field MRI into Geary Community Hospital.

The new MRI is the newest and quietest full-body 1.5T MRI scanner on the market today, according to Dr. J. Patrick Landes, chief radiologist at Geary Community Hospital. The medical staff is very excited about the expanded clinical abilities and exciting new exams the unit will be able to perform, he said. The comfort level for patients will also be vastly improved.

The Rago Radiology department recently installed a new 80-slice Aquilion PRIME CT and a new T-Rad Plus radiology system, both by Toshiba. “These cutting-edge pieces of diagnostic equipment make our hospital the number one choice for diagnostic exams,” said CEO Joe Stratton. “This really is a big deal.”

The new MRI replaces the unit currently located outside. After complete installation and testing, the unit will be ready for the first patient in January.

Story and Photos submitted by Cyndy Platt, GCH Director of Public Relations.