VGH Services

Imaging

To peer inside the human body without a scalpel was the stuff of science fiction just a few decades ago. Today, Imaging Services is critical for successful diagnosis and treatment.

Imaging Services at Virginia Gay completes 680 radiological examinations each month; more than 8,200 in a typical year. Most are completed the same day they are ordered by a physician; critical time is saved and the cost of travel is eliminated.

The expansion project provides faster, more private access to Imaging Services from the Emergency Room. Just a short distance from the clinic or the ER, the professionals in Imaging Services provide X-Ray, MRI Scan (2010), CT Scan, Bone Density analysis, Ultra Sound. Technicians also have the option of using the recently added C-Arm unit for specialized tests requiring greater flexibility and mobility of the imaging equipment.

Your images are uploaded to the Patient Archival Communication System, a network for rapid review by Radiology Consultants of Iowa, the same radiologists reviewing your images at the area's largest hospitals. The physical space for Imaging Services is nearly four times larger than it was before the project, with private waiting areas and room for the addition of new equipment to further improve diagnostic accuracy.