10/14/2026
The Medicine Hat Health Foundation is proud to announce that Sentimag and Magseed technology has officially been implemented at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital to advance the quality of care received by breast cancer patients.
It is especially meaningful to celebrate this innovation during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Sentimag System works with magnetic technologies in the operating room known as Magseed and Magtrace. These diagnostic tools help surgeons treat breast cancer with millimetre precision accuracy, allowing for more targeted surgery, the removal of less tissue and a reduced risk of complications, and less stress for patients. These technologies also reduce the need for follow-up surgeries. At the end of August, the first surgeries of this kind in Medicine Hat were successfully completed at our hospital.
Our Foundation learned more about the impact of this update from the surgeon who led the charge on implementing Magseed technology, Dr. Alisha Tessier:
“We were successfully able to do a localization case with sentinel lymph node biopsy as the first operating room case on August 28, 2026, which demonstrates the flexibility this technology can provide for patient scheduling and surgical planning. This optimizes timeliness of surgical care for oncology patients, as well as allowing for better OR efficiency. It improves access to General Surgical care for ALL patients, not only oncology patients, and allows more patients to have surgical care in their home environment and with appropriate family and friend support.”
The implementation of Magseed technology at MHRH reflects ongoing efforts across the province to enhance breast health services and expand the tools available to clinical teams.
