OFFICIALS from the Department of Health (DOH) – Undersecretary for UHC-HSC Area 1 Cluster Head for North and Central Luzon Glenn Mathew G. Baggao, Undersecretary Achilles Gerard C. Bravo, DOH-Ilocos Regional Director Paula Paz. M. Sydiongco, DOH-CAR Regional Director Ferdinand M. Benbenen and ITRMC Medical Center Chief II Eduardo M. Badua III led the blessing and inauguration of the newly installed state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine at the radiology department of the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) to further boost the health facility’s medical care services on February 4, 2025 which also marked the 80th Founding Anniversary of the medical center.
The MRI machine was purchased through the hospital’s income which cost about P110,000,000 million.
According to ITRMC Chief Dr. Badua, the brand new 1.5T MRI is the first Helium-Free scanner in North Luzon and the first to be installed in a government health facility in the country.
The MRI system is powered by Philips exclusive BlueSeal magnet for helium-free operations and it incorporates AI-driven technologies to simplify and automate the most complex clinical and operational tasks. It can generate clearer images and provide evidence for diagnosis and prognosis. It’s AI-based SmartSpeed image reconstruction technology delivers exceptional image quality to save time and improve outcomes with higher resolution and faster scanning.
Meanwhile, DOH-Ilocos Regional Director assured that health facilities in the region will also be undergoing improvements including the construction of super health centers, BUCAS centers and installation of new equipment in various hospitals of the region including Barangay Health Station (BHS) packages in rural health units.
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