Civic Campus - MRI

The issue

• The Ottawa Hospital performs 25,000 scans every year on two MRI machines.
• Demand for scans far outweighs the Hospital’s capacity; as a result, waiting lists are now 18 months or more for many patients.
• With an aging population and a growing community, we must ensure that The Ottawa Hospital can meet current and future need.
  

The solution

• The Government of Ontario has approved operational funding for a state-of-the-art 3-Tesla MRI at the Hospital’s Civic Campus.
• The purchase of the MRI and construction of the required facility to house it will cost $6 million.
• It is slated for installation by the end of 2008.
  

Expected benefits

• Shorter wait times: 4,000 additional scans will be performed every year.
• The new equipment can perform scans much quicker.
• Leading-edge MRI can produce higher quality images to detect problems much sooner. This will improve treatment options for patients and provide peace of mind to patients and their families.
• Allows the Hospital to teach medical students and residents in a state-of-the-art environment, which helps to train the best medical professionals.
• Allows the Hospital to attract and retain the best medical staff.
  

The Ontario government has committed $1.2 million in operating funding for the new MRI; our community is asked to contribute $6 million to help purchase and install the equipment.

You can donate online, download our donation form or call us at (613) 761-4295.