Novant New Hanover STARS
Named awake MRI program The hospital has a named program built to help kids do MRI awake.
Last verified: 2026-10-23
| Detail | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | source |
| City | Wilmington | source |
| State | NC | source |
| Program | STARS (Supporting Try Awake Radiology Scan) | source |
| Age range | 7-12 | source |
| Mock scanner | unknown | not confirmed |
| Video goggles/movies | y | source |
| Child life | y | source |
| Notes | Child life led; explains the procedure and offers video goggles with movies. Caring MRI Suite with music, videos and color lighting. Hospital-reported (July 2022 article): 1 of the first 100 patients needed anesthesia. | source |
| Scanner types | unknown | not confirmed |
| Phone | unknown | not confirmed |
| Main source | https://www.novanthealth.org/healthy-headlines/mris-are-scary-so-new-hanover-came-up-with-a-plan-for-kids | |
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