Radiology

While hospital employment of radiologists is less common than in other specialties, there is increasing reliance on this strategy to better align radiologists with health system priorities. Under an employed model, hospital leaders clearly have the leverage they seek to…

San Francisco-based Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation has hired seven physicians to staff its new $10 million breast and imaging center, according to a report from the North Bay Business Journal.

Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, has begun construction on facilities that will house expanded imaging services, according to a report from the Sioux City Journal.

Glen Falls (N.Y.) Hospital has announced the closing of its radiology school because of financial pressures, according to a report from the Post Star.

Academic medical centers have higher recall rates for mammography than do community medical centers, according to a new study in the journal Radiology.

Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital has acquired Robert D. Russo and Associates Radiology in Bridgeport, Fairfield, and Stratford, Conn., according to a Minuteman News Center report.

Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has opened an urgent care and imaging center, according to a report from the Sun Sentinel.

Novation, a healthcare supply group purchasing organization, has released a report which highlighted three top trends in diagnostic imaging technology to help guide hospitals' purchasing decisions.

Healthcare costs across the nation are frequently described as unsustainably high, and advanced imaging tests and radiologists have been targeted as contributing to the problem.

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System will open a new medical imaging facility at St. Luke's Meridian (Idaho) Medical Center on Monday, according to an Idaho Statesman report.