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MRI Wait Times in Manitoba Surge | Winnipeg News
MRI wait times in Manitoba’s Prairie Mountain Health region have skyrocketed—Brandon now waits 23 weeks (up from 9) and Dauphin 24 weeks (up from 8)—leaving over 19,000 Manitobans stuck, with more than 3,700 in this area alone. Doctors rely on these scans to guide treatment, but delays are mounting due to a critical shortage of just 100 MRI technologists province-wide. While the government touts new hires and tech upgrades like AI-powered scanners, experts stress that without more trained staff, machines won’t fix the bottleneck. Manitoba already ranks among the worst in Canada for MRI…
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