Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists (MRITs) are the healthcare professionals behind many of the diagnostic images and image-guided procedures that guide patient care, from X-rays and CT scans to MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, and breast screening. Working closely with radiologists, nurses, and physicians, MRITs help answer some of our patients’ most important questions while keeping them safe, comfortable, and cared for. This MRIT Week, we’re celebrating the people behind the scans at Hennick Humber Hospital (HHH), and the numbers show just how much they do:

• Computed Tomography (CT): Our Apotex Emergency Department (ED) is the province’s busiest, and last year our CT team completed over 30,000 scans from the ED alone.
• Interventional Radiology (IR): The IR department inserted over 600 PICCs in the last year, with over half of them done at the bedside by an IR technologist. These help patients get the intravenous fluids, medications, and treatment they need in a safe and effective manner.
• X-Ray: The chest X-ray is one of the most commonly performed diagnostic X-ray exams, providing a quick, detailed look at the heart, lungs, and everything in between in a matter of seconds. We completed over 40,000 chest X-rays last year.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): It’s estimated that over 29,000 men in Canada will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2026. The MRI department performed over 1,000 prostate MRI scans last year, helping doctors decide the need for treatment.
• Breast Health: We are part of the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP), offering those eligible aged 40–74 help to detect breast cancer early with no healthcare provider referral needed. Over 5,000 OBSP exams were performed in our Breast Health Clinic last year.
• Ultrasound: Ultrasound is widely used in medical imaging for a variety of medical reasons, most commonly known in monitoring babies during pregnancy. We performed over 7,000 baby ultrasounds last year.
• Nuclear Medicine: Imaging can make you exhausted! A stress test in nuclear medicine may have you running on a treadmill as a way to see blood flow in your heart muscles. We performed nearly 3,500 nuclear medicine stress tests last year.
• Administration: Our Medical Imaging Clinical Practice Leader is an experienced MRIT, bringing a unique perspective to the role, using his lived experience to help shape his approach to leadership, education, and advancing practice within the department.

Click [HERE] to meet some of the dedicated MRITs across our modalities who help make these statistics possible, including

• Suun in CT
• Sheena in Interventional Radiology
• Jacqueline in X-Ray
• Ashurena in MRI
• Laxcika in Breast Health
• Lei in Ultrasound
• Calvin in Nuclear Medicine
• Samuel in Medical Imaging Administration

Behind every scan, procedure, and exam is an MRIT who is focused on delivering safe, high-quality imaging and compassionate care. This MRIT Week, thank you to all of our Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists at Hennick Humber Hospital for your skill, dedication, and the difference you make for our patients and their families every day.