Radisphere (www.radispheregroup.com), the largest and fastest-growing national radiology group in the United States, today announced that El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) in El Centro, California has renewed its exclusive contract with Radisphere to provide radiology services through 2017. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
According to Tomas Virgen, ECRMC's Chief Operating Officer, "Radisphere is a radiology services leader that works daily to satisfy our physicians by providing high quality readings, which are necessary for clinical decision making. Radisphere's quality programs and interventional radiology services are ahead of the curve. Along with the solid leadership of onsite Medical Director of Radiology Sam Oronan, MD, Radisphere is a partner that is heavily invested in ECRMC's vision of providing healthcare excellence for our community."
"ECRMC is one of busiest emergency departments in the Imperial Valley, seeing more than 43,000 patients annually," said Leslie Mukau, MD, Chief of the Emergency Department. "Radisphere knows that when it comes to emergency care, every second counts. Their radiologists deliver high-quality final imaging reports in less than 30 minutes. We get the right information we need at the right time to care for our patients."
ECRMC is an acute-care medical center that has been serving the health care needs of the Imperial Valley since 1956. Its Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With 165 beds, ECRMC has a state-of-the-art facility, including a trauma center and rooftop heliport for superior trauma care.
About Radisphere
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Radisphere (www.radispheregroup.com) is the largest and fastest-growing national radiology group in the United States. Radisphere has been setting the standard for quality in radiology since 2001. As the exclusive radiology provider for 35 hospitals in 11 states, Radisphere partners with its customers to measurably improve quality, increase medical staff satisfaction, reduce costs and drive growth. Its local radiologists are supported by the industry's premier network of subspecialists and a proprietary, cloud-based technology platform. Radisphere's standards-based approach guarantees faster, more accurate diagnoses, appropriate utilization, and the highest quality of patient care.
Contacts:
Radisphere
Robert Minicucci, 203-222-6351
(Cell) 216-513-3957
robert.minicucci@radispheregroup.com
