Redcliffe Hospital’s MRI machine is now operational for both inpatients and outpatients.

Director of Medical Imaging Tanya Oliver said the hospital’s new MRI machine scanned its first patient in Mid-November.

“Since then, our new MRI machine has already scanned patients who, previously, would have been transported to other facilities or hospitals to receive the scan they needed,” Tanya said.

The new MRI machine is part of a $16 million upgrade to the hospital’s medical imaging department announced last year.

The upgrade will include two new CT scanners for the hospital – both to be operational in February next year.