Modular MRI facility installed at UVA

Evan Godt | | Health Imaging | Practice Management

If you were planning a new MRI facility, how long would you budget for the installation? One would assume more than a week.

However, that kind of speedy installation is what Pennsylvania company NRB says it can offer, and its latest project is expanding MRI capacity at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

As reported on Charlottesville’s Newsplex.com, the new facility is modular, with the different pieces of the building arriving nearly complete, including pre-installed plumbing, air conditioning and automatic doors. While it takes only about a week to install, says NRB, it does take a few months to pre-build the modular components off-site.

For more on the project, including a video, follow the link below:  

Modular Building Helping Treat MRI Patients

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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