New MRI machine up and running at Pen Bay Medical Center
John Morissette, RT, MR and lead MRI technologist, and Michael Dechaine, RT, R, MR, CT, participate in a training session for the new MRI. (Photo courtesy Pen Bay Medical Center)
John Morissette, RT, MR and lead MRI technologist, and Michael Dechaine, RT, R, MR, CT, participate in a training session for the new MRI. (Photo courtesy Pen Bay Medical Center)
ROCKPORT — The new state-of-the-art MRI machine at Pen Bay Medical Center went live this week and has already produced amazing imaging results for patients, according to PBMC, in a news release.
The machine sits in a new 966-square-foot suite and has allowed PBMC to begin offering MRI services to pediatric and cardiac patients and others with conditions that require additional clinical staff in the room.
The MRI includes a number of features designed to overcome the anxiety that many patients feel when they are placed inside the narrow confines of the machine. These include piped in music, videos and the ability to project different colored lights onto the walls.
“Relaxed patients typically hold steadier during a scan, reducing the need for additional scans and call backs,” said PBMC.
The new MRI machine and suite are part of a larger $30 million investment PBMC are making in infrastructure and staffing to deliver the very best health care to the community close to home.
Other projects include an expansion of the PBMC Emergency Department, the open of Walk-In Care in Belfast and Rockland and market-driven salary adjustments for all care team members.
To ensure patients receive the best and safest care, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have put in place additional safety measures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about how PBMC has created a safe space for patients, go to mainehealth.org/coronavirus-covid-19/safe-appointments.
MaineHealth encourages everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the best way to end the pandemic. Vaccinations are available at The Pharmacy at PBMC, PBMC Walk-In Care, WCGH Walk-In Care, and from our primary care providers.
Pen Bay Medical Center
Pen Bay Medical Center is part of MaineHealth, a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of nine local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. For more information, please visit pbmc.org.
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