Mutirão will have 2.3 thousand exams for patients waiting in the regulation queue in Rio
oglobo26 August 2026 at 19:06
A campaign with 2,380 imaging tests will be held this Wednesday at four Rio Imagem units to serve patients waiting for procedures through the State Regulation System (SER). The action, with all patients already scheduled, aims to expand the supply and reduce waiting time for diagnoses. Ultrasounds, CT scans, bone density scans, echocardiograms, and Doppler exams will be performed. Most of the appointments will take place at Rio Imagem Lagos, in Casimiro de Abreu, with 1,350 tests in a single day, including transvaginal and breast ultrasounds, carotid, vertebral, and lower limb Doppler exams, bone density scans, and CT scans. At the Campo Grande unit, in the West Zone, an additional 600 tests are planned with echocardiograms.
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