Foundation Radiology Group Appoints Tom Skelton, Chief Executive Officer

PITTSBURGH, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation Radiology Group (FRG), a premier provider of high-quality diagnostic imaging services, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Skelton as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Skelton brings over 25 years of experience within the healthcare industry to his new role as CEO of FRG.

Most recently, Mr. Skelton served as President of Technology Services at MED3000, a Pittsburgh-based provider of healthcare management and technology services, with over 1,700 employees across the country. As President of Technology Services, Mr. Skelton's focus was to improve operational efficiency while driving sales growth.

Prior to his work with MED3000, Mr. Skelton was the Founder and CEO of Confluence Medical Systems, a consulting firm created to help accelerate the effective use of information technology in healthcare. While at Confluence, he worked closely with a number of private and small publicly traded firms to assist them in developing and executing growth strategies.

For a period of seven years, starting in March 2000, Mr. Skelton served as Chief Executive Officer of Misys Healthcare Systems, a global, $560m+ organization with over 2,500 employees providing technology services to physicians, hospitals, and home healthcare agencies. During his tenure, he also served as a member of the Misys, Plc Board of Directors.  

Prior to leaving Pittsburgh to pursue an opportunity in Raleigh, NC, he served as the Sr. Vice President, Operations for Elcomp Systems, a Pittsburgh-based startup.  He was a key part of the leadership team that grew Elcomp from $1m to over $15m in revenue, while receiving national acclaim for the quality of their products and services.

"I'm proud to join an organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of patient care," said Mr. Skelton. "By partnering with FRG, suburban and community hospitals provide their patients with 24/7 access to our world-class radiologists including a highly-diversified team of subspecialists. It's a wonderful benefit for the patients, and can actually be a cost-saving measure for the hospitals. I am very excited about the opportunity to lead FRG into its next phase of growth."

"We are delighted to add Tom to our Executive Management Team, and are confident that we will exceed our patient care and service goals under his leadership," said John C. Prior, interim CEO, Foundation Radiology Group.

Prior continued, "Tom has a tremendous amount of leadership experience within the healthcare industry, and more specifically, in improving and scaling businesses in growth positions similar to ours at FRG."

A Pittsburgh native, Mr. Skelton graduated from Robert Morris University, earning a degree in Business Administration, with a focus on Computer Information Systems.

About Foundation Radiology Group

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Foundation Radiology Group's mission is to bring the expertise of a world-class, highly diversified team of clinical experts to rural and suburban hospitals across the country. FRG combines the services of a renowned, highly-trained physician team with a state-of-the-art technology solution to bring rural and suburban hospitals the highest possible quality diagnostic imaging services, with industry-leading final diagnosis turn-around times. FRG's administrative office, data processing and primary diagnostic imaging reading center are located in downtown Pittsburgh, where board-certified radiologists are available 24/7. For more information on FRG and their highly-skilled radiology staff, visit http://www.frg-rad.com/.

SOURCE Foundation Radiology Group