Machines alone won't help N.L.'s MRI waitlists: advocate - CBC

Nfld. & LabradorA joint government and health authority announcement on a new magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI) coming to Grand Falls-Windsor, planned to be in service next year, has spurred concern and questions from technologists in the province. The health-care workers would like to be provided a human resources plan before further celebratory events, an advocate says. Wait times for urgent MRIs more than doubled last fiscal year, states NLHSAshley Fitzpatrick · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 4:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 7Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An MRI machine. (CBC)The announcement of a magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI) coming to Grand Falls-Windsor came as announcements of multi-million dollar medical equipment always do in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to an advocate for MRI technologists in Atlantic Canada.