Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania Announces Foundation Radiology Group as Newest Partner

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation Radiology Group (FRG), the region's premier provider of diagnostic imaging services, is pleased to announce that it has been named the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania's newest business partner.

FRG is a Pittsburgh-based radiology practice that brings the expertise of a large, highly-skilled team of imaging experts to community hospitals across Pennsylvania and the tri-state area. By partnering with FRG, 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.

As a regional trade association, Hospital Council offers the members in its expansive, 30-county territory expertise in a broad range of topics pertinent to today's healthcare administrators.

"Our partners are leaders and pioneers in their respective fields," said Hospital Council President A.J. Harper. "FRG has created a comprehensive radiology service that enables rural, community hospitals to offer high-quality imaging services that put them in the same class as their larger, urban counterparts. Helping community hospitals operate more efficiently and be more cost effective while providing outstanding quality of care to the communities they serve is Hospital Council's mission."

"Partnering with such an esteemed and trusted organization is a real honor for us," said Tom Skelton, CEO, FRG. "We look forward to working with Hospital Council, and to bringing our unique brand of radiology services to Council Members across Western Pennsylvania."

About Foundation Radiology Group

Foundation Radiology Group (FRG) is a radiology practice group that partners with rural and suburban hospitals and their radiology groups to bring high-quality diagnostic imaging interpretations to their patients.

FRG 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 high-quality diagnostic imaging services, with industry-leading, final diagnosis turn-around times.

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

FRG's physician team and highly-skilled customer service team are available 24x7-365.

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

About Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania

Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania is a regional trade association representing a continuum of healthcare providers including hospitals, long-term care facilities, long–term acute care providers and specialty hospitals in a 30-county area.

Hospital Council provides its members advocacy, information, education and data to assist with all aspects of operating and managing a healthcare organization.

For more information on Hospital Council, please visit www.hcwp.org.

SOURCE Foundation Radiology Group