Elizabethtown Gas Helps Trinitas Surpass Goal For New MRI Machine

Press release from Trinitas Health Foundation:

Dec. 21, 2020

On Giving Tuesday this year, Trinitas Health Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Trinitas employees and many supporters from the community joined in the Foundation’s efforts to raise funds to purchase a new MRI machine that will be faster, more precise, and more comfortable for patients who come to Trinitas Regional Medical Center for treatment. Elizabethtown Gas in Union was instrumental in helping Trinitas Health Foundation surpass their goal of $30,000 for this global day of giving with a donation of $10,000.

Nadine Brechner, Chief Development Officer of Trinitas Health Foundation shared, “We are grateful to Elizabethtown Gas for their generous and significant contribution toward the new MRI, which is a critical step in ensuring that the people of our region have unfettered access to the entire continuum of high-quality diagnostic care on a local level. By fully modernizing our hospital’s diagnostic capabilities, Trinitas will improve care and outcomes, while expanding our ability to serve the people of our region.”

ETG President Christie McMullen said, “We are proud to support a great community partner like the Trinitas Health Foundation by making a contribution that directly supports the health and well-being of the communities we serve.”

MRI scans are known for being loud, long, and uncomfortable, but the new machine will be quieter and will adjust to each patient’s body and movements to produce clearer images. Routine scan times will also be shortened by up to 46% and most can be done in one visit instead of two. This new system is essential and will give our doctors the best tools to accurately diagnose our patients.

If you would like to help with the effort, please contact Bidisa Rai, Director of Major Gifts at Trinitas Health Foundation at 908-994-8249 or Brai@Trinitas.org.

Rai says, While we are closer to our goal of $2.895 million to purchase this new MRI, we are not there yet! Give what you can and know that 100% of your gift will fund this essential piece of equipment. With your help, we can bring world class diagnostic technology to our community.”

This press release was produced by Trinitas Health Foundation. The views expressed here are the author's own.