Foundation Radiology Group and East Liverpool City Hospital Sign Exclusive Radiology Agreement

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation Radiology Group, the premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services for community hospitals, is pleased to announce its exclusive imaging services agreement with East Liverpool City Hospital located in East Liverpool, Ohio.

East Liverpool City Hospital, a 155-bed facility, has been providing a full-range of medical care to residents of the Columbiana County, OH, Hancock County, WV, and Beaver County, PA areas for over 100 years. East Liverpool City Hospital has a diverse and qualified medical staff consisting of over 100 physicians, a high level of professional expertise in its nurses and technicians, and offers state-of-the-art medical technology.

"East Liverpool City Hospital prides itself on providing the tri-state area with high quality, compassionate healthcare services," said Kenneth Cochran, President and CEO, East Liverpool City Hospital. "Foundation Radiology Group's proven ability to deliver superior clinical results and strategically align with our hospitals clinical and operational goals is extremely important to us.  Their comprehensive, subspecialized radiology services will allow us to leverage their expertise to enhance and expand our service offerings to the local community."

"I am quite enthused, as is the medical staff, to be able to utilize the expertise and abilities of Foundation Radiology Group. They will enable us to expedite the care we provide for our patients and expand our capabilities," said Mark Swift, D.O., President of the Medical Staff.

Foundation Radiology Group is a Pittsburgh-based radiology practice that brings the expertise of a large, highly-skilled team of imaging experts to community hospitals across the tri-state area. By partnering with Foundation Radiology Group, community hospitals are able to rapidly expand the size of their imaging team and its capabilities in order to keep patients within their local community.

"We are very proud to be selected by East Liverpool City Hospital and to have them join our rapidly expanding client family," said Tom Skelton, CEO, Foundation Radiology Group. "We look forward to working with the team at East Liverpool City Hospital to expand their current capabilities and to assist them in exceeding their clinical and strategic goals."

About Foundation Radiology Group

Foundation Radiology Group, founded to revolutionize the practice of radiology in community healthcare settings, combines the subspecialty services of a renowned, highly-trained physician team with a state-of-the-art technology solution to provide hospitals, referring physicians, radiology groups and patients access to a high-quality, elegant diagnostic imaging solution, with industry-leading, final diagnosis clinically relevant turn-around times.

Radiologists in the Foundation Radiology Group practice are US-based and dedicated to positively impacting the quality of patient care throughout the medical community. The Foundation Radiology Group radiologist team offers expertise in every subspecialty, including Pediatric, Neuro, Mammo, MSK, PET/CT, Cardiac CT and Interventional radiology.

Foundation Radiology Group's physician team and highly-skilled customer service team are available 24/7/365.

For more information, visit www.frg-rad.com or call (412) 223-2272.

About East Liverpool City Hospital

East Liverpool City Hospital is a modern 155-bed community hospital serving a population base of 75,000 in three states (Columbiana County, OH, Hancock County, WV, and Beaver County, PA). The hospital is the largest employer in the city with 600 employees. There are 122 physicians on the Medical Staff.

Among the hospital's diagnostic and therapeutic services are physical and occupational therapy, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, EEG/EKG testing, wound care, dietary counseling, respiratory therapy and speech pathology.

For more information on East Liverpool City Hospital, please visit www.elch.org or call (330) 385-7200.

SOURCE Foundation Radiology Group