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Huber Heights Courier, January 17, 2007
Vanguard Imaging Partners, LLC brings outpatient imaging to Huber.
Vanguard Imaging Partners, LLC (Vanguard), a partnership of participating local hospitals and local radiologists, opened their second new outpatient imaging center in Huber Heights on Nov. 27, 2006. The Huber Heights center is located at 6232 Chambersburg Road. The Huber Heights Chamber of Commerce is conducted a ribbon cutting at that location today.
Huber Heights was joined by centers in Lebanon and Beavercreek, as the first three of seven new outpatient imaging centers Vanguard is opening. Following the openings in Beavercreek, Huber Heights and Lebanon, Vanguard will also open centers in Springboro and Middletown over the next several months.
Vanguard also completed a merger with North Main Imaging (North Main) on Dec. 1, 2006. North Main began operations in 1989 and brings an established imaging business with locations on North Main St. in Dayton and also in Kettering, 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’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.
In its 3,841 square feet of space, Huber Height’s eight full-time employees and radiologists will focus on High Field MRI, ultrasound and X-ray. Huber Heights residents employed at the facility include center manager Carla Knisley and MRI technologist Wade Beckwith.
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 percent and 12 percent 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 a positive experience.
“We have assembled a team of highly trained, clinically certified, and experienced staff and technologists,” said Mary Johnson, new Director of Operations and Marketing for Vanguard Imaging Partners, LLC.
“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…” added Johnson.
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 said “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 many of our staff are actually local residents of the communities we serve…”
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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