Earlier this month, the LuskinOIC Foundation received a third distribution from the Tigner and Gibson Estate. After discussions with the family, the $20,000 donation was designated to support the purchase of a Siemens MRI for LuskinOIC’s Advanced Imaging Center. Currently, pediatric patients face an average wait time of 2.5 months for an MRI due to limited Medi-Cal-approved providers. Last year alone, LuskinOIC patients waited a total of 59,500 days for their MRI. 

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Delays in diagnosis can disrupt healing, keeping children on the sidelines for months. That’s why LuskinOIC is raising funds to build an Advanced Imaging Center to address this disparity. The families of Evert Tigner and Ian Gibson, longtime LuskinOIC donors, saw the impact this MRI could make and chose to allocate their gift toward its purchase. 

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For more information about making an estate gift, contact Vice President Michael Sullivan at MichaelSullivan@mednet.ucla.edu.