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A $150,000 donation has enabled Mackay Base Hospital to upgrade its MRI monitoring technology, improving patient safety and expanding access to advanced imaging services. Photo source: Mackay Hospital and Health Service
A $150,000 donation to Mackay Base Hospital will enhance patient safety and expand access to advanced medical imaging services through the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment.
The Medical Imaging Department has upgraded to the Expression MR400 MRI Patient Monitoring System, a specialised device valued at $189,000 that enables clinicians to continuously monitor a patient’s vital signs during MRI scans.
The purchase was made possible through a $151,000 donation from Flagon and Dragon Mackay, with the remaining $40,000 contributed by My Hospital Foundation.
Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) Chief Executive Sean Birgan said the new monitoring system represented a significant advancement for medical imaging services and would support safer care for some of the hospital's most vulnerable patients.
Unlike previous conventional monitoring equipment, the MR400 has been specifically designed for use in the MRI environment.
The new equipment further strengthened Mackay Base Hospital's ability to deliver high-level healthcare services across the region and supports improved access to specialist imaging for rural and remote patients.
The system will enhance multidisciplinary collaboration between radiology, anaesthetics, intensive care and other clinical teams, helping ensure complex patients can be safely managed closer to home.
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