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Did you know that St. Mary’s General Hospital is the only hospital in the region without MRI, and the only regional cardiac care centre in the province without this vital piece of equipment?
"There are certain times where we simply don't have the luxury of waiting for an MRI to be booked...other times the patient is simply too unstable to transport."