A £2 million extension to our state-of-the-art MRI facilities at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, is now open to patients.
The addition of the new GE 1.5 Tesla scanner brings our fleet of permanent MRI scanners in the Grimsby unit up to three – replacing the mobile scanning facility we have had on the site up to now.
Imaging Senior General Manager, Anita Echlin, said: “This is a fantastic resource for our patients, providing one comfortable, modern, and relaxing setting for anyone needing to have an MRI.
“The original unit was completed in 2021, providing two scanners along with spacious, modern changing rooms, dedicated recovery areas. Most importantly, the new scanners also gave us the ability to perform a far wider range of specialist scans than we had previously been able to offer, meaning patients no longer had to travel in order to access those services.
“We’ve now extended that unit to incorporate the third scanner, which is more accessible to patients with mobility issues than the mobile scanner and will help us to improve our workflow by having all the team in one dedicated space.”
Did you know that the magnet in our new MRI scanner is 30,000 times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field?
The addition of the new facility has also been welcomed by the team, headed up by Deputy Heads of CT and MRI, Benson Sowa and Eve Leggott.
Eve said: “Having all three scanners in one place is so much easier for patients. There’s just one place to come and it’s a much nicer environment to be in.
“It’s also suitable for a wider range of patients – including children and people with mobility issues – who we couldn’t book in for appointments on the mobile scanner – so it gives us much greater flexibility.
Benson added: “We can scan around 20 to 25 patients a day on each of our scanners – which each scan ranging from 20 minutes to an hour – so having this third MRI available means we can see around 60 patients a day and will help us to reduce our waiting lists.
“It’d like to say thank you to everyone that’s been involved in the project, helping us to improve our facilities for patients here in Grimsby.”