Mumbai Healthcare Update: 4 BMC Hospitals To Get 3-Tesla MRI Services After 7-Year Delay; Testing Under Way
Mumbai, November 4, 2026: After nearly seven years of delay and 11 rounds of re-tendering, four major civic hospitals in Mumbai are finally set to resume or introduce MRI services with the installation of advanced 3-Tesla machines at KEM, Sion, Nair and Cooper hospitals. Testing and demonstration of the machines began on Wednesday, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) aiming to make…
Four major civic hospitals in Mumbai, including KEM, Sion, Nair, and Cooper, are set to begin or resume MRI services with the installation of advanced 3-Tesla machines after a seven-year delay. Testing began on Wednesday, with the BMC aiming to make the facilities operational for patients within 15 days post-completion. These new machines are expected to enhance diagnostic accuracy and alleviate the long waiting periods currently faced by patients who often have to seek MRI scans at other hospitals or private diagnostic centres.
The installation is anticipated to provide significant relief to patients, particularly those requiring MRI scans for neurological disorders, serious illnesses, and other medical conditions, while also reducing their dependence on expensive private diagnostic centres.
Brief written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
