DENVER, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversified Radiology of Colorado, P.C. and HCA-HealthONE LLC (HealthONE) have signed a joint venture agreement to provide imaging services in the Denver market. The agreement establishes The Imaging Group, LLC, a joint venture company with ownership of a number of imaging centers previously wholly owned by Diversified Radiology. The centers will operate under the name ImageOne and will focus on providing referring physicians and patients with expert imaging services.
“The joining of HealthONE and Diversified Radiology combines the patient care and technical expertise that our medical community wants and needs to assure quality outpatient imaging services,” said Allen Harrison, HealthONE Vice President of Business Development. “We are committed to providing excellent healthcare in the imaging field -- both in terms of facilities and equipment, and the expert reading services of Diversified’s radiologists.”
Diversified Radiology and HealthONE share a common goal: Provide advanced imaging expertise on an immediate, efficient basis for physicians and patients. As experts in patient care and patient management, HealthONE recognizes the need for its patients to have access to the highest level of imaging treatment. As Colorado’s largest radiology group, Diversified Radiology has the professional and technical skill set needed to provide an exceptional level of imaging services. The merger of these two partners will create a platform for ongoing advances in service quality and customer service.
Wayne Wenzel, MD, President of Diversified Radiology of Colorado, P.C., says of the new venture, “This is a strong match. Both Diversified Radiology and HealthONE are passionate about providing excellent patient care in this community. We firmly believe our collaboration in ImageOne raises the bar.”
ImageOne currently operates three imaging centers. ImageOne at Applewood is located in Golden, alongside Interstate 70. ImageOne at Park Center is in on 120th Avenue in Westminster, and the third center is ImageOne at Plaza West in downtown Denver, at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. All facilities offer Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography, and Plaza West additionally provides X-Ray, Mammography, Bone Densitometry and Ultrasound. A fourth center, ImageOne at Lowry on the former Lowry air force base, is due to open in the summer of 2005.
About Diversified Radiology of Colorado, P.C.
Diversified Radiology has been providing imaging services in Denver for 78 years, and currently serves fourteen hospitals across the state. The group is the largest radiology practice in Colorado, with 65 radiologists. A number of sub-specialty services are available, including expertise in musculoskeletal radiology, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and Breast MRI.
About HealthONE
HealthONE is the largest healthcare system in the metro Denver area and, with 9,100 employees and 3,000 affiliated physicians, its fourth largest employer. Recently named by Colorado Parent magazine the state’s “Best Company for Working Families -- large business category,” the health system was created in 1995 as a 50/50 joint venture between HCA and HealthONE Alliance, a Colorado non-profit organization.
HealthONE includes: The Medical Center of Aurora and Centennial Medical Plaza; North Suburban Medical Center; Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center; Rose Medical Center; Sky Ridge Medical Center; Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital; Swedish Medical Center; four surgical centers; more than 15 occupational medicine/rehabilitation, Broncos Sports Medicine and specialty clinics; and AIRLIFE, which provides critical care air and ground transportation for the HealthONE system.
HealthONE; Diversified Radiology of Colorado, P.C.
CONTACT: Steve Collins, +1-970-267-0293, for ImageOne