Ready Or Not Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hola Just wondering if anyone knows whether there is a reputable place to get an MRI in Ajijic and what the cost might be? I did a search for previous posts but nothing came up. The readers of this forum are usually very informed on heath topics so I thought I would ask y'all. Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 55 minutes ago, Ready Or Not said: Hola Just wondering if anyone knows whether there is a reputable place to get an MRI in Ajijic and what the cost might be? I did a search for previous posts but nothing came up. The readers of this forum are usually very informed on heath topics so I thought I would ask y'all. Gracias I believe that you need to go to Guadalajara for that. CT scans; MRI, etc. They do have a good Xray and Sonogram facility in Chapala. There is also the Xray facility available in Mascaras Clinic in the lakeside area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Ready Or Not said: Hola Just wondering if anyone knows whether there is a reputable place to get an MRI in Ajijic and what the cost might be? I did a search for previous posts but nothing came up. The readers of this forum are usually very informed on heath topics so I thought I would ask y'all. Gracias No. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeser Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 There is no MRI machine at lakeside. You might ask at that new hospital going in to Jocotepec. You may need a doctor to write the instructions as to anatomy area in Spanish for the MRI tech 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 laboratorio tolsa in guadalajara. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 16 hours ago, geeser said: There is no MRI machine at lakeside. You might ask at that new hospital going in to Jocotepec. You may need a doctor to write the instructions as to anatomy area in Spanish for the MRI tech No need to go there. Any doctor here can make MRI or CAT appointment for you at several places in Guadalajara,specialty clinic or hospital. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 At Quality Care (http://www.qcdoctors.org/) they can arrange for MRI or CT scans at Chopo clinic in Guadalajara. They are well thought of, but probably pricey, with the latest equipment. If you are a big, big person, you may have to be limited to one of their facilities. For me, they have to arrange for a fork lift. The main point is that Chopo will send out a car and driver to Plaza Interlago and drive you into Guadalajara and back for no charge (but a tip for the driver). The only problem is, they do not like to pickup just one person. So the co-ordinator there, Letty, has to try to figure it all out. There is a Chopo blood clinic near Maskaras Hospital. I think that is where you have to have your scans picked up (or arrange for courier/delivery). Quality Care also has private drivers who will take you to Guadalajara, wait for the test, and drive you back - but they charge 800 pesos - which is at the upper end for this service. Hope this helps. Oh, by the way, Quality Care has opened a brand new diagnostic clinic in Plaza Interlago, right next door to Tio Sam's appliance store. I am unfamiliar with what they are offering, the only one I remember is "Sonograms" - but I don't even know what that is. No CT or MRI was offered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzurro Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The new facility next to Tio Sam does not belong to Quality Care .Quality Care opened a new office 2 doors down from the current office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrobison Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 CT Scan in Chapala Don't know about MRIs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapalence Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, paulrobison said: CT Scan in Chapala Don't know about MRIs You are replying to a 2 year old post. If they needed it and didn't get it, they're probably dead by now. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 You will never get an MRI in Ajijic in your lifetime. There is the new Hospital San Antonio in San Antonio Tlyacapan Which has CAT.,MRI and Fluoroscopy. I am not sure if the first 2 are completed yet. And paulrobinson there is NO CAT scan in Chapala. There are a plethora of threads on here about that hospital. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 The new hospital being built on the libramiento is supposed to have MRI and CT scan machines when they open in Jan 2020 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 According the medical director’s own posts and newsletter the new hospital MUST be opened by December 1, 2019 — as in three months. I do not know why it must be. He did not say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Yo1 said: The new hospital being built on the libramiento is supposed to have MRI and CT scan machines when they open in Jan 2020 Also in San Antonio Tlayacapan. I don´t know of any planned facilities for the above mentioned medical services in Ajijic or Chapala town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rodwell Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 I think you asked the cost of an MRI and where to get one. I think MRIs cost several million dollars are incredibly heavy and most residence could could not support the weight or power consumption. They are also very noisy and will irritate the neighbors. Contact General Electric for a new one. eBay has a couple of used ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/extremity-MRI-machine-magnetic-resonance-imaging-MRI-dedicated-open-bore/323774279241?hash=item4b62736e49:g:7EEAAOSwYvFZGQYz https://www.ebay.com/itm/Siemens-Avanto-Mobile-MRI-Refurbished-2019/143315986877?hash=item215e4c69bd:g:skgAAOSwGKJdCQ57 The second one is actually portable in its own semi trailer. You'd have to supply the tractor and all the power... Just park it out front. It was a slow afternoon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rodwell Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 I forgot...Ajijic is a horrible place to by an MRI...I'd head down to SJC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justathought Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, David Rodwell said: I think you asked the cost of an MRI and where to get one. I think MRIs cost several million dollars are incredibly heavy and most residence could could not support the weight or power consumption. They are also very noisy and will irritate the neighbors. Contact General Electric for a new one. eBay has a couple of used ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/extremity-MRI-machine-magnetic-resonance-imaging-MRI-dedicated-open-bore/323774279241?hash=item4b62736e49:g:7EEAAOSwYvFZGQYz https://www.ebay.com/itm/Siemens-Avanto-Mobile-MRI-Refurbished-2019/143315986877?hash=item215e4c69bd:g:skgAAOSwGKJdCQ57 The second one is actually portable in its own semi trailer. You'd have to supply the tractor and all the power... Just park it out front. It was a slow afternoon! I am pretty sure the Op ( from 2017] Didn’t mean an MRI machine . The MRI is a medical resonance imaging technique . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rodwell Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Oh my gosh...how stupid can I be? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 MRI is Magnetic Resonance Imaging. If you have metal parts, especially a pacemaker, stay away from MRI machines. You will have to have a CT Scan (Computerized Tomography), which is non-magnetic radiography. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 The short, serious answer to the OP's original question is: No, there is no MRI facility closer than Guadalajara yet. The new hospital being built on the Libramento promises there will be one there, but check again after Dec.1 when they say they will be ready. People on here do love to "have you on", especially if you are a newcomer...but just give it the respect it doesn't deserve . Welcome.😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matagorda Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 has it ever occurred to anyone to simply call the new hospital (Hospital San Antonio) and ask if they offer MRI service? I know they do cat scan..just had one . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 I sure hope someone phones up the new hospital and ask if they have an MRI there. I seem to remember someone posting here, perhaps a month or two ago that the new hospital does have one, that at that time was not yet in operation. Why am I hoping someone else will phone? Because I am in Seattle for a little while longer waiting to come home, (Ajijic) And sadly, unlike Mexico where one has free long distance phone calls on Telmex, I have to pay from up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 When I was at the San Antonio Hospital, I asked the Dr in the area where the MRI will be located and he said hopefully by 1 Dec. And do we really need more little boys who think they are being funny?? Honestly people, there is lots to do around Lakeside. Try and get out more. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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