Together, we raised more than $794,600!

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, was the KGH Foundation’s seventh annual Day of Giving. Day of Giving is a one-day call to action to support world-class health care, right here at home. Previous years have supported stroke care, advanced rhythm heart services, JoeAnna’s House, mental health care, and more. 2023’s Day of Giving raised funds for a 3T MRI, which is part of the larger ‘Closer to home than you think’ campaign for health care system transformation.

Your support is helping to bring it home.

Together, we raised more than $794,600!

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, was the KGH Foundation’s seventh annual Day of Giving. Day of Giving is a one-day call to action to support world-class health care, right here at home. Previous years have supported stroke care, advanced rhythm heart services, JoeAnna’s House, mental health care, and more. 2023’s Day of Giving raised funds for a 3T MRI, which is part of the larger ‘Closer to home than you think’ campaign for health care system transformation.

Your support is helping to bring it home.

3T MRI: The Gold Standard

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) utilizes magnets and radio waves to capture images of the body. A 3T MRI machine delivers twice the magnetic strength of a standard 1.5T MRI giving radiologists enhanced and more detailed images.

The province has approved funding for the acquisition of a 1.5T MRI for KGH. Recognizing the significant benefits of the faster 3T machine, the KGH Foundation is raising the $5 million needed to acquire the additional unit and help build the infrastructure to house it. It would be the only 3T MRI in the interior.

Your gift today will provide the critical funding needed to acquire 3T MRI in our community right now.

3T MRI: The Gold Standard

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) utilizes magnets and radio waves to capture images of the body. A 3T MRI machine delivers twice the magnetic strength of a standard 1.5T MRI giving radiologists enhanced and more detailed images.

The province has approved funding for the acquisition of a 1.5T MRI for KGH. Recognizing the significant benefits of the faster 3T machine, the KGH Foundation is raising the $5 million needed to acquire the additional unit and help build the infrastructure to house it. It would be the only 3T MRI in the interior.

Your gift today will provide the critical funding needed to acquire 3T MRI in our community right now.

Faster Scans & Improved Comfort

A 3T MRI scans 2-3x faster, is significantly quieter, and allows for significant improvements in comfort (eliminates the need for an endo-rectal probe for prostate cancer and reduces the time cardiac patients are required to hold their breath).

Clearer Images

Complex anatomies like the brain, and small parts of the body, like hands, wrists, feet and joints, are rendered with much more clarity and detail.