by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
WAMEGO - A new MRI suite is now open at the Wamego Health Center, thanks to a partnership with the City of Wamego.
Wamego Health Center renovations allowed the addition of a new, state-of-the-art MRI scanner to the facility.
Residents in and around Wamego will benefit from the partnership between the City and the Health Center, especially when rural hospitals across the state are closing.
“It’s unique in that the city continues to own the building and the land, and the hospital in Manhattan runs the operation,” says Brian Howells, hospital administrator. “It’s just been a terrific joint venture, a wonderful partnership, that I don’t think either entity could have done on their own.”
The Wamego Hospital Foundation, along with generous community contributions, funded the new scanner, which replaces the old, mobile MRI unit that brought services to Wamego Health Center only twice a week.
The new MRI suite is permanently housed within the Wamego Health Center building, bringing head-to-toe imaging five days a week.