Davids Celebrates Federal Funding for New Imaging Equipment at The University of Kansas Medical Center
Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) to celebrate passage of her funding request to purchase two new, state-of-the-art imaging machines. She was joined by Dr. Robert Simari, Executive Vice Chancellor of KUMC, and leadership from the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center.
In December, the President signed a law fulfilling Davids' request for an advanced CT machine and an advanced MRI machine at the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center, a research-based imaging facility on KUMC's campus. The new CT scanner will allow researchers to obtain 3-D reconstructions of internal organs, a technology the Medical Center currently lacks, and the MRI scanner will provide increased access to new medical research studies. These two new machines are part of the over $31 million of federal funding that Davids secured for local projects in FY2023, including upgrades to local police and fire department facilities in Olathe and Shawnee and funding for much-needed infrastructure projects from Overland Park to Gardner.
Rep. Davids joins researchers at The University of Kansas Medical Center to celebrate federal funding for new scanning equipment.
"We are lucky to have such a widely respected and advanced medical research center in our region, and I'm glad to help increase their capabilities with these state-of-the-art scanners," said Davids. "With new technologies, The University of Kansas Medical Center will be even better equipped to contribute to medical research breakthroughs as they have for decades, keeping our community and the entire country healthy."
"This equipment will help provide unique imaging that could make the difference in life and death scenarios for sick Kansans and could be key to assisting researchers in unlocking the treatments of tomorrow," said Dr. Robert Simari, Executive Vice Chancellor of KUMC. "On behalf of everyone at KU Medical Center, current and future researchers and patients throughout the state, I want to provide our sincere thanks to Representative Sharice Davids for securing this funding."
Members of the U.S. House were able to request federal resources for up to 15 projects with demonstrated community support. Out of hundreds of bipartisan submissions, 14 Davids-requested projects were passed into law. Each project met high ethics standards and was submitted in tandem with local officials, then selected for its potential to bring economic opportunity to the Third District, improve health and safety, and tackle climate change.