Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center hires National Radiology Group
By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016
Maverick Countians needing healthcare at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center will now receive quick radiology reports as a result of a new partnership reached by Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center on January 29, 2016 with vRad Radiology to provide comprehensive radiological services and reports at the Eagle Pass, Texas hospital.
vRad Radiology will provide Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center with access to one of the largest pools of U.S.-board certified, sub-specialized radiologists in the country – with nearly 200 physicians licensed in Texas, 140 of whom are fellowship trained, including expertise in Breast Imaging, Cardiac, including Coronary CTA and Cardiac MRI, MSK, Neuroradiology, Pediatrics, Thoracic and Vascular Radiology, to name a few.
“As you know, our goal is to be the hospital of choice for the entire region – and the innovative services from vRad will help make us the premier destination for imaging.” said Richard Prati, Chief Executive Officer at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center.
v-Rad’s physicians team is led by Chief Medical Officer Benjamin W. Strong, MD, certified in both radiology and internal medicine, with fellowship training in musculoskeletal MRI. Dr. Strong leads a world-class team of medical directors and clinical chiefs, including Dr. Ray Montecalvo who will be overseeing Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center relationship. Dr. Montecalvo completed his fellowship in US, CT, and MRI at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was Chairman of the Radiology Department at Naples Community Hospital from 1997-2004, prior to joining vRad in 2005.
v-Rad focuses on quality that has a Quality Assurance (QA) Program, overseen by a hands-on Quality Assurance Committee, integrating peer review, standardized monitoring of quality metrics, and active clinical oversight. Its proprietary workflow assignment technology – getting the right study to the right radiologist in the shortest amount of time – generates more accurate reads and faster turnaround times. v-Rad has a consistent 99.7% accuracy rate. Patients at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center will have access to vRad’s online client portal to submit and manage QA cases online, check case status in real-time, view case details and view and download QA reporting.
Dr. Silvestre Ortiz, a radiologist, will be on-site three days a week in Eagle Pass starting on February 1. 2016. Dr. Ortiz is skilled in CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine and Interventional Radiology.
“We are pleased to have him at our facility while we continue to work with vRad to recruit a permanent, full time on-site radiologist.” added Prati.
“Our facility will also be supported by vRad’s full complement of 24/7 Texas licensed teleradiologists, credentialed to provide diagnostic services to our facility, including access to world-class breast imaging specialists. It’s a local and cloud-based solution that is designed to bring the best care to its clients and the patients we collectively serve.” said Prati
“I know that our vRad team shares our mission of practice excellence for quality patient care. We strive every day to enhance the services we provide to our patients and the support we provide to our physicians. With vRad, we expect to do both.” concluded Prati.
