P.A. open to private MRI clinics: Mayor
Prince Albert’s mayor wants the city to be open to private magnetic imaging resonance (MRI) clinics.
There are six machines currently operating in the province, three in Saskatoon, two in Regina and one in Lloydminster but none in Prince Albert. People in the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region join the MRI wait list in Saskatoon.
At the beginning of the month, Health Minister Dustin Duncan introduced legislation that would allow private clinics to offer MRI services starting next year. Patients would pay the clinic directly for MRI scans.
This is aimed at reducing wait times, as there are up to 5,000 people on wait lists for MRI scans.