Hospital awaits word on MRI grant

Whitman Hospital and Medical Center has applied for a $500,000 USDA grant to upgrade its MRI services at the hospital. Interim Hospital Director Gary Peck said they expect to get word about the grant application in about six weeks.

Almost half of the grant proceeds would be used for 3D imaging equipment for breast evaluation, Peck said. The rest would be used for development of a space in the hospital for installation of the MRI equipment.

The present MRI unit is a former mobile unit located along the north side of the hospital. Entry to the former mobile trailer is done through a hospital doo...