A long-standing agreement between three rural Montana hospitals—Monida Shared Imaging—recently added a second mobile MRI unit to bring state-of-the-art equipment to an areas that would be without, Kpax.com reports.
Currently, seven healthcare facilities participate in the venture, which, on their own, couldn’t have afforded individual MRI machines.
Increasingly, patients in rural areas are having to travel long distances to undergo medical imaging. This partnership allows mobile units to reach patients where they are at for crucial care.
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Matt joined Chicago’s TriMed team in 2018 covering all areas of health imaging after two years reporting on the hospital field. He holds a bachelor’s in English from UIC, and enjoys a good cup of coffee and an interesting documentary.