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The SMMP radiology center has a 3T MRI and or injuries with the goal of preparing them
in-house PET/CT. 3T MRI provides the fastest to return home. Patients must qualify for
and clearest MRI scans available. PET/CT fuses admittance to the program per their insurance
the power of cancer imaging with the clarity company’s guidelines.
of CT. Ultrasound and bone density measuring All of the rooms in the rehab hospital are
services are also available at SMMP. private, and a transition room provides a
At the main hospital campus radiology services home-like atmosphere to better ensure a safe
include nuclear medicine, MRI, CT, ultrasound return home. Patients receive therapy in a large
and x-ray. The Nuclear Medicine Department gym area, in their room or in the transition
provides very accurate diagnosing by combining apartment. There is also an activities room
functional imaging with clear anatomical CT and dining room to help with socialization.
scanning by technology known as SPECT/CT. Patients participate in three hours of therapy a
MRI is wide-open for those who may be too day utilizing at least two out of three different
uncomfortable with a circle style scanner as therapies (physical, occupational or speech).
well as offering ambient experience for our Progressive Cancer Care offers a variety of
patients. The 128-slice CT scanner allows for treatment options in its medical and radiation
fast and efficient visualization of anatomy for oncology areas.
the evaluation of disease. Medical oncology is accredited by the
All imaging equipment is digital, therefore Commission on Cancer of the College of
allowing high quality images to be produced Surgeons, allowing MGH the distinction of
using less radiation. Images can be burnt to a joining an elite group of only 25 percent of
CD for the patient’s convenience or sent via a cancer programs in the U. S. with this honor.
secure digital transfer (cloud) to another facility. THE 330 BUILDING
MGH has a Parish Nurse Program, Great
Beginnings (assistance with prenatal care The 330 Building, located at 330 North Wabash Beacon Credit Union, Chairman’s Circle Member
coordination/education and referrals for other Avenue is a five-story; 132,000-square-foot
services to pregnant women who are at risk outpatient facility located across from the
for problematic pregnancy), and a diabetes hospital and is connected to the parking garage
management program that is certified by the and the hospital via an enclosed sky bridge.
American Diabetes Association. Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, Wound Ostomy
MGH operates diagnostic centers in Marion Clinic that includes expanding the service
(330 Building, Bella, Northwood Medical Center line to include Hyperbaric Chambers,
and SMMP), Fairmount (Fairmount Medical Diabetes Education and Nutrition, and
Associates), Gas City (Gas City Medical Center), Community Outreach are all located
and Upland (Upland Health & Diagnostics). on the ground level. The first floor
accommodates lab services, a
Physician practices, provided by MGH, are also registration area, retail pharmacy,
present in the same communities as well as Heart Failure Clinic, and an
Converse (Drook Medical Center) and Swayzee Anticoagulation Clinic. The second
(Pence-Davis Medical Center). floor of the 330 Building houses
The MGH Rehabilitation Hospital is dedicated the MGH Surgery Center. Floors two,
to providing comprehensive inpatient three and four contain medical office
rehabilitation to people with recent illnesses space for more than 20 physicians.
