New MRI System Enhances Comfort for Patients at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Posted July 27, 2016 11:00 pm

Liz Donofrio

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital continues to pave a path as a health care leader in the community with the acquisition of a more comfortable and technologically superior MRI scanner.

Beginning August 15, a new Optima MR450w 1.5T MRI system with GEM Suite coil technology from GE Healthcare will be operational and placed in service. This new MR scanner offers dramatically improved comfort, efficiency and will ease anxiety for patients.

"The new MRI room allows for greater comfort with larger tables, increased support for the head and neck and allows for a feet-first imaging to help reduce apprehension," says Dr. Smitesh Patel, diagnostic radiologist at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. "This new MR scanner provides greater flexibility for Good Shepherd Hospital physicians as well as it provides clearer and quicker results with the latest technology."

For a more information on an MRI available for patients at Good Shepherd Hospital, visit http://www.advocatehealth.com/gshp-mri.

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital offers the following MRI hours:

• Monday through Thursday, 6:30am to 8 pm

• Friday & Saturday, 6:30 am to 3 pm

To schedule an appointment, call Central Scheduling at 847-842-4130. A physician's order is required.

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