September 27, 2024 (Orangeville, ON) - After years of preparation, advocacy, community engagement, fundraising and recent confirmation of provincial operational funding, Headwaters Health Care Centre proudly begins construction for the first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Dufferin-Caledon region.
With approximately 4,000 annual scans currently referred to other facilities for MRI, Headwaters’ MRI will meet a significant demand to bring this critical diagnostic imaging service closer to home. When the construction is complete, health care providers can refer patients over the age of 8 to Headwaters for the following services:
Headwaters’ first MRI scan is anticipated to occur in Spring 2025, based upon construction progress.
We are pleased to announce Headwater’s MRI suite will be called The Morningview Foundation MRI Suite. The Morningview Foundation has been instrumental in Smart Headwaters by committing to match community donations to the campaign dollar-for-dollar up to $3 million. Through this matching gift challenge, every community donation had a greater impact, matched dollar-for-dollar in support of better health care close to home for patients and families.
The location of the new MRI will be in the Headwaters Ambulatory Care wing. It will extend into the garden path area near the Emergency Department parking bay. The new MRI space will be connected to the hospital.
The first phase of construction will focus on the exterior of the facility focusing on excavation and site preparations to receive a pre-fabricated building. Once in place, the pre-fabricated building will connect directly to our existing Ambulatory Care wing.
To learn more about the first MRI coming to Headwaters, visit headwatershealth.ca/MRI
Quotations
“Our government is proud to celebrate the ground-breaking for Dufferin-Caledon’s first MRI machine, that will increase access to diagnostic imaging in our community for years to come. Today’s exciting announcement is one more way our government is making record investment in health care across Dufferin-Caledon to make it easier and faster to access care, close to home.”
--Sylvia Jones, MPP of Dufferin-Caledon
"I am overjoyed to welcome the first MRI for Dufferin-Caledon patients, here at Headwaters Health Care Centre. This groundbreaking signifies the culmination of so much hard work over the past number of years by many teams and individuals. Offering MRI at Headwaters will make a big difference in supporting high-quality patient care, knowing that MRI is finally available close to home.”
--Kim Delahunt, Headwaters Health Care Centre President and CEO
"The groundbreaking for the MRI Suite is an exciting event, and our Morningview Foundation is honoured to be part of Headwaters successfully acquiring the hospital's first MRI machine. The reason we support our local hospital is to improve lives and create a healthier future for our community. When we realized that this one amazing tool could make such a difference for thousands of Headwaters patients every year, we felt we had no choice but to give it our full support. "
-- Morningview Foundation
About Headwaters Health Care Centre
Headwaters Health Care Centre is an innovative hospital located in Orangeville, Ontario dedicated to quality patient-centred care together with our community in Dufferin County-Caledon. In addition to providing acute and complex continuing care with a 24/7 Emergency Department, and extensive Ambulatory Care outpatient services, Headwaters is accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada, certified as a Breast Assessment Centre by the Ontario Breast Screening Program, and will be offering MRI services in the spring of 2025.Headwaters is a cornerstone of health and wellness for the communities it serves. It is one of the area's largest employers with over 800 staff, 200 physicians and six midwives and benefits from the dedication of over 200 volunteers.
Headwaters is also a proud partner in the Hills of Headwaters Collaborative Ontario Health Team. Learn more at headwatershealth.ca and support the hospital at hhccfoundation.com
About Smart Headwaters
Smart Headwaters is a transformative $18 million fundraising campaign, aimed at acquiring a cutting-edge MRI machine and other vital medical technology to enhance diagnostic capabilities and elevate patient care within our community. This ambitious campaign represents a major milestone for the hospital and its commitment to providing exceptional health care services to the residents of Dufferin-Caledon.
About Headwaters Health Care Foundation
Headwaters Health Care Foundation is the fundraising organization of Headwaters Health Care Centre. The Foundation raises funds for medical equipment, infrastructure and continuing education. For more information or to donate, visit hhcfoundation.com.
Media contacts
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Valerie Lam-Bentley
Communications Specialist
Headwaters Health Care Centre
vlambentley@headwatershealth.ca
(519) 941-2410 ext. 2248
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Shauna Santarossa
Senior Development Officer, Marketing, Communications & Donor Relations
Headwaters Health Care Foundation
ssantarossa@headwatershealth.ca
(519) 941-2410 ext. 2821
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