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New MRI Scanner at Wairarapa Hospital Cuts Wait Times and Travel for Patients

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A new $3.7 million MRI scanner will be installed at Wairarapa Hospital to improve local access to diagnostic services, reducing the need for patients to travel to other districts. Currently, Wairarapa patients face long wait times of around 72 days for MRI scans, but the new facility aims to cut this to a 42-day target, enabling earlier diagnosis and treatment. This investment supports the government's goals of faster cancer treatment, shorter specialist wait times, and strengthened regional health service resilience.

Tags: Wairarapa Hospital MRI scanner Health Minister Simeon Brown diagnostic services lower North Island radiology services Hutt Valley Wellington Palmerston North cancer treatment