Published on March 11, 2010 at 1:51 AM
InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. (“Insight Imaging”) (OTCBB: ISGT) announced today that it has commenced operations in partnership with American Radiology Associates, P.A. (ARA) in the Dallas metro-area. Insight Imaging will manage the partnership, which has acquired ARA’s Willowbend Diagnostic Imaging Center. ARA has also agreed to provide professional services in the coming months at Insight Diagnostic Center – Forest Lane.
“Together, we have the unique opportunity to significantly enhance the access and delivery of diagnostic imaging services for local patients.”
“We are very excited to partner with ARA because they represent the gold standard for radiology groups in Dallas,” said Kip Hallman, President and CEO of Insight Imaging. “Together, we have the unique opportunity to significantly enhance the access and delivery of diagnostic imaging services for local patients.”
ARA’s 54 sub-specialized radiologists practice in five hospital settings, including Baylor University Medical Center, and a number of freestanding diagnostic imaging centers in the Dallas area. The group also provides services for multiple providers across the nation through its teleradiology networks. Its radiologists specialize in the following disciplines: Breast Imaging; Nuclear Medicine/PET; Cardiovascular Imaging; Oncological Imaging; Musculoskeletal; Interventional Neuroradiology; Vascular-Interventional Radiology; Body Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); and Diagnostic Neuroradiology.
“As our group and services continue to grow, we believe Insight Imaging is the partner of choice due to their focus on Patients First care, which we deliver at ARA,” said J. Mark Fulmer, M.D., President of ARA. “We are confident that this partnership will enhance our group because we have aligned ourselves with a company that shares our core values and understands the significance of the clinical expertise in which we pride ourselves.”
SOURCE InSight Health Services Holdings Corp.