New Sunrise Medical Imaging Center offers state-of-the-art technology and convenience
A 2004 article in The BBI Newsletter* claims that while the U.S. population is growing at a rate of 1% per year, the use of medical imaging procedures is growing at 4.5% per year. With diagnosis and treatment relying more and more on medical imaging, advanced technology and convenience in this area are critical.
Medical Imaging Northwest (MINW)—a leader in medical imaging for more than 60 years—has just opened the area’s first all-digital imaging center at Sunrise Medical Campus on South Hill, Puyallup. All-digital means that a full spectrum of radiologic procedures, including ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and bone densitometry among others, are performed and reported without the use of film. For patients and physicians, this state-of-the-art technology makes getting results faster and easier than ever.
According to Barbara Blankenship, M.D., radiologist and medical director of the new center, “Images are available near-instantaneously and can be viewed in multiple places at the same time.” With film, only one hard-copy of an image is available so it may take hours or days before all parties are able to view it.
Additionally, patients now have the option of having their procedures done at MINW’s Puyallup Imaging Center near Good Samaritan Hospital, or the new Sunrise Imaging Center. “Both locations have access to all patient images regardless of which center they were taken,” said Sunrise Imaging Center manager David Hulse. “So whichever location is more convenient for the patient is where we’d like them to go.”
Blankenship added that with MINW offering a complete range of the most advanced technology available, bolstered by the expertise of 19 radiologists, there is no need for East Pierce County residents to travel outside the area to receive the best radiological care. “We can meet all their radiology needs under one roof, which means patients will get answers back more quickly,” she said.
In addition to the Sunrise and Puyallup Imaging Centers, MINW provides diagnostic and interventional services at Allenmore, St. Clare and Good Samaritan hospitals, and for Multicare clinics in South King and Pierce Counties.
To make an appointment or tour the new all-digital Sunrise Imaging Center at 11212 Sunrise Boulevard East in Puyallup, please call 253-841-4353.
* The BBI Newsletter is a publication providing coverage and analysis of health care, technology, and economics.
CONTACT:
David Hulse, Imaging Center Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone 253.841.4353 email: dhulse@minw.com
FAX: 253-445-0314
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