Hervey Bay Hospital to receive new MRI machine

• The Crisafulli Government is delivering a new MRI machine to Hervey Bay Hospital to restore health services when Queenslanders need them most. 
• Hervey Bay Hospital was identified as a priority location for new MRI technology and follows a campaign by the local community.
• The investment will help reduce wait times for MRIs and deliver more free healthcare for Wide Bay locals.
• The Crisafulli Government is delivering easier access to health services and a fresh start for Queensland.  

The Crisafulli Government is delivering on a key election commitment for new MRIs and CT scanners across the State, announcing a new MRI machine for Hervey Bay Hospital.  

It is one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is delivering for Queensland, with access to health services when you need them. 

The commitment means magnetic resonance images (MRIs) will be taken on site at the Hervey Bay Hospital, allowing Hervey Bay locals to be diagnosed and treated faster than ever before, without having to travel or pay for a private scanning clinic.  

The existing hospital pharmacy will be relocated and the current medical imaging area expanded to include the new machine, which will help diagnose a variety of conditions including tumours, infections, inflammation, organ diseases, and traumatic injuries.  

Hervey Bay was identified as one of the most critical areas for the new equipment and this investment by the Crisafulli Government will help meeting growing demand. 

The new technology is part of a $276 million investment, with six new MRI machines and nine CT scanners set to be installed across Queensland to heal Labor’s Health Crisis.  

The Hervey Bay community has been campaigning for the new MRI machine, with 6,782 people signing a petition for a machine to be delivered, supported by local MP David Lee for one of the State’s fastest growing regions. 

A decade of decline under Labor left Queensland’s health system on life support and Wide Bay locals suffering without an MRI machine at Hervey Bay, while also dealing with skyrocketing ambulance ramping and elective surgery waitlists.  

The investment is part of the Crisafulli Government’s fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan, with an expansion to Hervey Bay Hospital, including 35 extra overnight beds, an inpatient unit, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and extra car parking set to be completed at the end of next year.  

Premier David Crisafulli said the Government was delivering the fresh start Queenslanders voted for, exactly as promised. 

“We are delivering health services when Queenslanders need them with the first MRI machine at Hervey Bay Hospital,” Premier Crisafulli said.  

“This is about listening to the Hervey Bay community and providing locals with easier access to health services where they live.  

“While we are seeing elective surgery down and important progress on the Hospital Rescue Plan, there is much more to be done to restore health services when you need them, and we remain committed to delivering the fresh start we promised.”