The Illawarra community is one step closer to benefitting from enhanced access to medical imaging services, with a new MRI machine installed at Wollongong Hospital as part of a $21.9 million investment to upgrade health services and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MRI machine was carefully craned into its new home on Level Two around 1am this morning, marking a major step in the delivery of new medical imaging facilities at Wollongong Hospital, which will expand imaging capacity and include an additional CT scanner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When fully operational, the additional MRI will help deliver diagnostic services for a wider range of patients, including those requiring breast imaging, biopsy services, and cardiac imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new medical imaging facilities will be located across two levels, with the CT scanner near the Emergency Department on Level One, enabling improved access for diagnostic services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the MRI in place, equipment commissioning and testing is being carried out, in preparation for radiographers and nurses to undertake training for the machine ahead of operations commencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Work on the expanded medical imaging department is expected to be complete in early 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the medical imaging upgrades, a relocated Medical Ambulatory Care Unit and an expanded Transit Lounge was recently completed as part of the works at Wollongong Hospital, improving patient flow and supporting outpatient care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Health Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are delivering the health infrastructure our growing community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe installation of the new MRI machine is a key step in delivering expanded medical imaging capacity at Wollongong Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe new medical imaging facilities ensure people have access to world-class diagnostic technology closer to home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Wollongong Paul Scully:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a major milestone in the ongoing investment in Wollongong Hospital which will improve patient care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe installation of this MRI and upgraded medical imaging department will provide patients with better access to diagnostic services ultimately leading to better health outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis investment coupled with the additional nursing staff recruited to meet staffing ratios in the Emergency Department and the $220 million commitment in the recent Budget for the next redevelopment of Wollongong Hospital will expand health services in the region to help meet growing demand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Illawarra community is one step closer to benefitting from enhanced access to medical imaging services, with a new MRI machine installed at Wollongong Hospital as part of a $21.9 million investment to upgrade health services and infrastructure. The MRI machine was carefully craned into its new home on Level Two around 1am this morning, … Continue reading “New MRI machine installed at Wollongong Hospital”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35211,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35210\/revisions\/35211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}