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The MRI expansion construction is scheduled to finish in early 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic indefinitely halted a construction project to nearly double the size of the MRI suite at the University of Virginia\u2019s University Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hospital was trying to conserve its revenue reserves during COVID-19,\u201d says James Carnes, UVA Department of Radiology\u2019s medical center administrator. \u201cSo major projects like that did not move forward during that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four years later, construction is finally in progress, with plans to finish in\u00a0early 2025. The MRI suite expansion will reside in the former space of the Interventional Radiology suite, which was moved to the second floor of the South Tower in early 2020.<\/p>\n

The resulting vacant space offered a chance to bolster UVA\u2019s MRI resources. The current MRI suite contains just three scanners that serve the entire hospital, as well as outpatients that can\u2019t be scanned at UVA\u2019s other sites. This large patient volume has required imperfect solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently we have a scanner that\u2019s in a trailer behind the hospital,\u201d says Carnes. \u201cWe can do outpatients on that scanner, but it leads to a lot of inefficiency with staffing and patient flow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The expanded MRI suite will add a fourth scanner within the hospital, which Carnes says will help address those inefficiency issues associated with the trailer. Moreover, the current renovation project will include space to eventually house an additional fifth scanner.<\/p>\n

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The project will add room for additional scanners, preparation and recovery space for patients, and an anesthesia support area for patients with sedation needs.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe anticipate filing a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) to permit us to acquire a fifth MRI scanner,\u201d says Carnes. \u201cBut the expansion project will include a vault for a fifth scanner, so it\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more to the MRI suite expansion than additional scanners. The project\u00a0adds more preparation and recovery space for patients, and also includes an anesthesia support area for patients with sedation needs.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019ll be several months until the new area is ready for patients, the progress is encouraging \u2013 especially given the setbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad it\u2019s finally underway,\u201d says Carnes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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