Northeast Regional Medical Center’s New MRI Offers Expanded Patient Benefits

2/25/2025

KIRKSVILLE, MO - After a nearly four-month long project, the Northeast Regional Medical Center’s new MRI unit is up and running. The new unit features a larger bore and updated software, which will support a more comfortable patient experience and enable shorter scan times.

In October 2024 the radiology entrance was temporarily closed and construction began in preparation for the new unit. The hospital’s old unit, which had been in service since 2007 had limited capabilities.

To accommodate the larger unit the existing MRI zone had to be expanded and updated. During construction, NRMC was able to continue providing MRI services to the community with a mobile MRI, which will be removed soon.

“We are thrilled that construction is completed and the new unit is in place. The MRI zone even got new paint, countertops, and other needed upgrades” stated Trisha Roan, director of medical imaging. One of those upgrades was a new MRI compatible patient monitor. The upgraded monitor offers expanded functionality. “We can now scan patients with MRI-compatible implantable devices, which allows us to provide more services locally.”

With the completion of the project, the radiology entrance is now officially reopened. This means that patients visiting NRMC for medical imaging, lab appointments, and pre-admission testing will once again be able to register in the radiology lobby between the hours of 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Registration for all other services and procedures will continue to take place in the main entrance lobby.

NRMC continues to expand access to services. With the MRI project now complete, the next project to get underway is construction for the linear accelerator and radiation oncology program which will lead to the creation of a cancer treatment center. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new program is planned on February 26. Radiation oncology services are expected to be operational by Summer 2025.

The new MRI unit and updated MRI Zone, which is now fully operational.

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