Published: 31 March 2021
CAY HILL: - St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is pleased to announce the expansion of their Radiology services with the opening of the new, state-of-the-art MRI Suite. This is the first time that SMMC is able to offer this long-anticipated service to their patients.
Construction of the MRI Suite began in November 2020 and with the recent arrival of the MRI magnet, operations are scheduled to begin in May.
An MRI machine is a device that generates scans (or images) of the body using a strong magnetic field and radio waves. All organs and tissues (with the exception of lung and bone tissue) can be seen in the scan. MRI exams are used to determine traumatic head injuries, tumors, abnormalities, infections, and a number of other medical diagnoses which may ultimately save lives.
Memorial Lufkin was among sites in East Texas to receive hundreds of doses this week.
The hospital administered the first vaccines beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
âToday is a day of hope for all of us as we receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and prepare to begin administering them,â said Dr. John Sanders, ER physician at Memorial Lufkin.
âIt was painless,ââ Sanders said. ââMy advice would be for those able to receive the vaccine, they should get it.ââ
The hospital received 100 doses of its allocated 600 doses of the vaccine this week. More Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is expected however at this point there is not a specified time.