Diagnostic Services - MRI Scans
MRI machines are located in the Interlake-Eastern, Prairie Mountain Health, Southern Health-Santé Sud, and Winnipeg regional health authorities. Ask your health care provider where you are having your scan. Following consultation with your doctor, you may be able to have your scan in the facility and regional health authority of your choice.
What is an MRI?
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body. In some cases, a contrast material (dye) may be injected to show pictures of organs or structures more clearly.
Please note: not all facilities perform all types of MRI scans.
MRI Scanners
Regional
Health Authority |
Facility |
Scanners |
|---|---|---|
| Interlake-Eastern | Selkirk Regional Health Centre | 1 |
| Prairie Mountain Health | Brandon Regional Health Centre | 1 |
| Dauphin Regional Health Centre | 1 |
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| Southern Health-Santé Sud | Boundary Trails Health Centre | 1 |
| Winnipeg | Grace Hospital | 1 |
| Health Sciences Centre | 5* |
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| Pan Am Clinic | 1 |
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| St. Boniface General Hospital | 3 |
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| Manitoba Total | 14 |
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*Note: Two MRI scanners at Health Sciences Centre are also used for research purposes:
- One scanner is used during day-time hours for research, with evening hours and open slots used for out-patients.
- One scanner is used four hours per week for research.
MRI Scan Wait Times
Regional
Health Authority |
Facility |
Wait Time (in weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| Interlake-Eastern | Selkirk Regional Health Centre | 10 |
| Prairie Mountain Health | Brandon Regional Health Centre | 13 |
| Dauphin Regional Health Centre | 6 | |
| Southern Health-Santé Sud | Boundary Trails Health Centre | 6 |
| Winnipeg | Grace Hospital | 33 |
| Health Sciences Centre - Adults | 42 | |
| Health Sciences Centre - Children (with anaesthesia) | 22 | |
| Health Sciences Centre - Children (without anaesthesia) | 30 | |
| Pan Am Clinic | 15 | |
| St. Boniface General Hospital | 26 | |
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Data for February 2024 |
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Wait times are reported as a median wait time for completed cases (calculated retrospectively).
MRI Scans Performed
| Regional
Health Authority |
Facility |
Number
of Scans Performed (per month) |
2023/2024 Fiscal Year to Date1 |
2022/2023 Fiscal Year1 |
| Interlake-Eastern | Selkirk Regional Health Centre | 732 | 8,254 | 7,168 |
| Prairie Mountain Health | Brandon Regional Health Centre | 766 | 7,832 | 8,281 |
| Dauphin Regional Health Centre | 349 | 3,979 | 2,803 | |
| Southern Health-Santé Sud | Boundary Trails Health Centre | 661 | 5,773 | 4,243 |
| Winnipeg | Grace Hospital | 834 | 9,678 | 8,525 |
| Health Sciences Centre - Adults | 1,804 | 21,570 | 25,241 | |
| Health Sciences Centre - Children | 319 | 3,628 | 3,820 | |
| Pan Am Clinic | 547 | 7,163 | 6,729 | |
| St. Boniface General Hospital | 1,717 | 21,580 | 23,522 | |
| Manitoba Total 2 | 7,729 | 89,457 | 90,332 | |
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Data for February 2024 |
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1 Fiscal year is April to March.
2 Total MRI volumes include some scans performed at other facilities through contract with the WRHA.
MRI Scans Waiting
| Regional
Health Authority |
Facility |
Number of Scans Waiting |
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| Interlake-Eastern | Selkirk Regional Health Centre | 1,374 | ||
| Prairie Mountain Health | Brandon Regional Health Centre | 1,354 | ||
| Dauphin Regional Health Centre | 437 | |||
| Southern Health-Santé Sud | Boundary Trails Health Centre | 853 | ||
| Winnipeg | Grace Hospital | 2,731 | ||
| Health Sciences Centre - Adults | 6,127 | |||
| Health Sciences Centre - Children | 816 | |||
| Pan Am Clinic | 1,754 | |||
| St. Boniface General Hospital | 7,148 | |||
| Manitoba Total | 22,594 | |||
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Data for February 2024 |
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A wait list is a list of individuals who are waiting for a special medical or diagnostic service. Only suitable patients who have consented to receive the service are placed on a wait list. Patients who are not ready for the service, such as those who need time in pre-habilitation or may be recommended for other treatment options, are not placed on a wait list. Patients who have not consented to the service do not go on a wait list. Patients who are determined by their care provider to be an emergency are also not put on a wait list.
Diagnostic Services Historical Information
Historical data for the previous 13 months is available by clicking the link below:
View the historical information here - Excel
