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May 1, 2025
Kemptville District Hospital (KDH), a 40-bed, acute-care facility 50 kilometres south of Ottawa, has joined a growing list of hospitals opting for a prefabricated modular addition to house a new CT or MRI scanner. Read More
April 9, 2025
WINNIPEG – A mobile MRI promised for northern Manitoba will be ready to roll in May, health minister Uzoma Asagwara (pictured) says. This year’s provincial budget included $3 million to staff the scanner on wheels to reduce wait times and allow people who need scans to get them closer to where they live.
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April 9, 2025
ESTEVAN, Sask. – St. Joseph’s Hospital – Estevan is pleased to announce the purchase agreements for a new MRI system and construction project. Purchase orders were issued to Siemens Healthcare Canada for the MRI system and to SDI Canada for the modular MRI cassette room and construction project.
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April 9, 2025
GUELPH, Ont. – Guelph General will be working with Western Medical Canada Inc. to design and build the diagnostic imaging space and other services for ambulatory patients at its new medical centre at the Guelph campus of Conestoga College. Design work has begun, and construction is set to begin this summer.
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April 2, 2025
TORONTO – Synaptive Medical Inc., a Toronto-based medical device and technology company specializing in neuroimaging and precision intervention, obtained protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) on March 19, 2025. The company reported secured debt totalling approximately US$104 million, including around $54.8 million owed to senior secured creditor Export Development Canada (EDC).
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March 31, 2025
Unfortunately, mistakes happen in medicine & up to 100,000 deaths occur annually in the United States due to medical errors, according to studies, and a proportionate number happen in Canada, as well. Read More
March 26, 2025
MIDLAND, Ont. – Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) announced the launch of its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service, marking a transformative milestone in healthcare for the communities the hospital serves. The new scanner is one of the first of 49 new MRI machines the Ontario government is adding across the province.
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March 19, 2025
SURREY, BC – A $3.3-million mobile magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit has arrived at Surrey Memorial Hospital, ensuring patients have uninterrupted access to vital diagnostic services while work continues on two new advanced MRI scanners for the imaging department.
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March 12, 2025
VANCOUVER – A new study led by researchers at the UBC faculty of medicine has revealed that ultrasound screening significantly improves breast cancer detection in women with dense breasts – identifying twice as many cancers as previously estimated.
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February 28, 2025
The quest to advance detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and to personalize cancer care has received a major boost, with $7.2 million in funding to Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Health Care London for first-of-its kind research. Read More