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Englewood Independent, January 17, 2007
Vanguard Imaging Partners, LLC brings outpatient imaging centers to local communities.
Dayton – Vanguard Imaging Partners, LLC (Vanguard) a partnership of participating local hospitals and local radiologists. Vanguard’s first of five new outpatient imaging centers opened its doors on July 10, 2006, in Beavercreek
The second and third centers were opened in Huber Heights, Ohio and Lebanon, Ohio on November 29, 2006 and December 6, 2006, respectively. Following the openings in Beavercreek, Huber Heights and Lebanon, Vanguard will also open centers in Springboro and Middletown over the next several months.
Vanguard’s centers will become homes to the latest in diagnostic outpatient imaging technology, including both high-field closed and open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), multi-slice CT, ultrasound, and x-ray, referred to as modalities, each location may have a different combination of options, tailored to particular community needs.
Vanguard also completed a merger with North Main Imaging (North Main) on December 1, 2006. North Main began operations in 1989 and brings an established imaging business with locations on North Main St. in Dayton, Ohio and also in Kettering, Ohio to the Vanguard family. The current group of North Main radiologists will continue to provide services at these sites to insure that continuity of care continues for patients and referring physicians.
Vanguard developed these outpatient imaging centers in response to needs identified by a detailed market research study related to patient demographics, physician expectations, community needs and current providers. Published local and national reports show that in the coming five years outpatient diagnostic imaging is projected to grow between 9% and 12% per year, which clearly indicates the market is ready for-and in need of-convenient, locally provided imaging services. Vanguard saw the importance of bringing imaging services closer to home, making them more accessible to patients, their families and referring physicians.
Vanguard’s mission is to provide state of the art technology combined with the best possible care to patients in a calm, warm and caring environment. With radiologists on site, results back to doctors within 24 hours, easy scheduling systems and specific customer-care training for every employee, patients will have an experience that will prove they can rely on the expertise of their Vanguard imaging team. Additional benefits of Vanguard’s unsurpassed customer service such as same day appointments, comprehensive insurance plan coverage and convenient hours of operation will be extended throughout the community.
“We have assembled a team of highly trained, clinically certified, and experienced staff and technologists…All Vanguard employees participate in a specially tailored, customer satisfaction training program…We are all committed to exceeding the needs of our patients, their families and friends, and the local referring physicians and their office staffs…Our goal is not only for our patients to want to return to Vanguard for all of their future outpatient, diagnostic imaging needs, but also for them to tell Raving Fans stories about their Vanguard experience…” says Mary Johnson, new Director of Operations and Marketing for Vanguard Imaging Partners, LLC.
Vanguard is making a significant capital investment in local markets in the form of both site preparation/construction costs and imaging equipment purchases. Vanguard has also hired close to 65 employees to date and will reach an employment level of nearly 125 by the end of 2007. Joe Brywczynski, Vanguard’s President and CEO states, “Vanguard is here to serve and meet the needs of the entire patient and physician community…We are committed to identifying areas of need in Southwest Ohio, investing in those communities, and providing state of the art, outpatient, diagnostic imaging services at the highest levels of patient and physician satisfaction…Our community investment includes not only equipment installation and facility preparation and build out, but also providing a rewarding employment opportunity for our employees…You will find that man y of our staff are actually local residents of the communities we serve…”
Through the appointment of Joe Brywczynski, Mary Johnson and Scott Buchanan as Treasurer/Controller, Vanguard has positioned itself to make a successful entry into the imaging services market. The Vanguard leadership team will bring over 50 years of combined Southwest Ohio, healthcare and imaging experience and expertise to the operation of these centers. The administrative team is complimented with the knowledge and expertise of over 35 local radiologist physician investors.
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