June 09, 2021
Always Given Priority For MRI Tests
With the MRI machine at Nair Hospital being shut after the mishap, patients have been diverted to other municipal hospitals resulting in a rise in the number of people, who are on waiting list for MRI tests. Due to the closure of MRI machine at Nair Hospital, the waiting list for outside patients is likely to increase further,†said an official. The MRI machine at Nair has been shut. "Patients admitted in municipal hospitals are always given priority for MRI tests, whereas outside patients have to wait for two to three months for getting the tests done.There are six BMC hospitals – KEM, Nair, Sion, Cooper, Kandivali Shatabdi and Govandi Shatabdi – which have MRI test facility.Following the mishap at Nair, the MRI test facility is now available at only five civic hospitals.. Every day, about 35 MRI tests are carried out at the civic hospitals.
The restoration of MRI machine at Nair hospital is going on, and it will be in operation soon, he added. They are carried at only Rs 2,500 at civic hospitals as against the charges of Rs 7000-12,000 at private hospitals.The restoration of MRI machine at Nair hospital is going on, and it will be in operation soon, he added. Following the incident, the machine has not been in operation and is likely to remain shut for few more days.According to sources, patients on the emergency at Nair Gloves Binding Machine Hospital are now being diverted to other municipal hospitals – mainly KEM and Sion Hospital.On Saturday evening, Rajesh Maru, after getting sucked into an MRI machine, had inhaled the liquid oxygen, due to which he died on the spot. Due to the cheaper rates, municipal hospitals are always preferred by patients for MRI tests. This has resulted in increased pressure at these hospitals for MRI tests.
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