{"id":4314,"date":"2026-07-12T04:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/?p=4314"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:12:23","slug":"donovan-richards-elmhurst-mri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/donovan-richards-elmhurst-mri\/","title":{"rendered":"Donovan Richards Funds Elmhurst MRI Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1810\">Queens Borough President <strong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1645\">Donovan Richards<\/strong> is being recognized in a new <strong data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1691\">NYC Newswire<\/strong> report after providing $500,000 in funding for a portable point-of-care MRI system at NYC Health + Hospitals\/Elmhurst.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2116\">The investment will allow clinicians to perform bedside brain imaging for critically ill patients, reducing delays and improving emergency care. The project also highlights continued public investment in New York City&#8217;s municipal health system and efforts to expand access to advanced medical technology.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2191\"><strong data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2158\">Read the full story on NYC Newswire:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/news\/elmhurst-brings-bedside-mri-critically-ill-patients\">Elmhurst Brings Bedside MRI to Critically Ill Patients<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is being recognized in a new NYC Newswire report after providing $500,000 in funding for a portable point-of-care MRI system at NYC Health + Hospitals\/Elmhurst. 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