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Medical
Imaging
Phone: (970) 564-2050
e-mail: mideptmgr@swhealth.orgServices Provided
The Medical Imaging Department provides routine diagnostic x-ray examinations 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Mammography examinations are provided 5 days per week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The mammography service is Accredited by the American College of Radiology. Routine Ultrasound examinations are provided between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., 5 days per week. Provisions have been made for emergent examinations. The Ultrasound service is accredited by the American College of Radiology. Nuclear Medicine services are supplied 5 days per week 7:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. with provisions for emergent examination. Computer Axial Tomography is supplied 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is also supplied at Southwest Memorial Hospital from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All imaging examinations are read by Radiology PC as a requirement of JCAHO and Medicare regulations.
All technologists in the Medical Imaging Department are registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. In addition, our Ultrasound Technologists are Registered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. All of our mammography technologists have had additional training in performing mammograms and have passed a special Registry examination given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Several of our technologists have specialized in a certain imaging modality such as Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Nuclear Medicine and passed a Registry examination in that modality which is given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Our department has 2 radiologists on staff; a radiologist is a physician which specializes in the interpreting radiology images.
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