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[[Jeanie Gentry - Vice President Allied Health Services]]
[It was not an easy process to come to the decision to have a fixed MRI ]
[in a small, critical access hospital.]
[We thought that we could not afford this.]
[This was more than just a numbers question for us.]
[[William Davis Patten Jr - Chief Executive Officer]]
[We were wanting to say, "What is it that our community needs, ]
[and how can we provide it, even if it's a break even project?"]
[[David Broderick - Director of Radiology]]
[In making the decision as to which vendor to purchase from, ]
[the reputation of GE is a big factor.]
[[Jeanie Gentry] We decided for the financing of this equipment]
[to finance it through GE as a long-term lease.]
[[William Davis Patten, Jr.] When community members began to]
[hear that we were even thinking about it, there was a lot of excitement.]
[One of the comments I heard over and over was, "It's about time!"]
[[Jeanie Gentry] Getting an MRI in Libby, Montana is a big deal to the community.]
[So there were pictures in the paper the day that the trailer got here, ]
[and a lot of rejoicing and hoopla about that.]
[[David Broderick] We were off to the races.]
[We were scanning, we were accepting patients, ]
[and it was a smoothly humming machine.]
[[William Davis Patten, Jr.] We thought that we had this project nailed down pretty good.]
[And I'm happy to say that our estimates were way off.]
[We under estimated the demand significantly.]
[We thought by the end of the first year ]
[we would be doing good if we were averaging 20 scans a month.]
[In the last 3 to 4 months, we have been averaging 50 to 60 scans per month.]
[So the volumes that we're seeing have been dramatically beyond ]
[what we ever thought they would be.]
[As far as satisfaction with patients, patients love the fact that they don't have to drive.]
[The closest MRI is 90 miles away; this is huge for them.]
[[Jeanie Gentry] You can make a difference in your community by getting MRI for people,]
[and it can be done; if it can be done in Libby Montana, you can do it anywhere.]
