Highlands hospital new ct, mri & rehab suite ribbon cutting!
Mark went down to Highlands Hospital on September 29th, 2025 for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the impressive improvements completed at Highlands Hospital, all thoughtfully designed by Masters Architecture.
After more than two years of careful planning and a substantial five-million-dollar capital investment, the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Imaging Department is on the verge of a significant and highly anticipated upgrade. The CT suite has been extensively enlarged and now features cutting-edge, state-of-the-art equipment. The newly installed CT scanner, a sophisticated 128-slice machine, not only reduces exam time substantially but also delivers superior image quality. It includes advanced metal reduction software that minimizes distortion caused by metal implants such as hip prostheses, resulting in clearer and more accurate diagnostic images.
Similarly, the new MRI machine boasts much higher resolution and provides the flexibility for future upgrades as technology advances. This wide bore MRI is capable of completing scans with enhanced quality in less time for the majority of procedures. With this unit now conveniently located within the hospital itself, patients no longer require ambulance transport to an off-site location, greatly improving patient comfort and streamlining care. This also enables hospital staff to attend to more patients efficiently throughout the day.
To accommodate these important upgrades, the rehabilitation gym was relocated to a larger, more open area that previously housed some of the hospital’s administrative offices. Additionally, the hospital’s laboratory space was expanded, and two new rooms dedicated to phlebotomy were added, enhancing the hospital’s capacity to serve its patients with improved facilities across multiple departments.
