Shimla, July 12 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday inaugurated a state-of-the-art 3-Tesla MRI facility at the Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialities (AIMSS), Chamiyana, Shimla.

With this, the AIMSS has become the second government healthcare institution in Himachal Pradesh, after IGMC Shimla, which has been equipped with the advanced imaging technology. The 3-Tesla MRI machine, installed at a cost of approximately Rs.23 crore, represents the latest generation of magnetic resonance imaging technology, offering superior image quality, faster scanning and enhanced diagnostic accuracy.

The CM said that patients would no longer have to travel outside the institution for MRI investigations, resulting in substantial sav...