Radiology Partners is teaming with a philanthropic nonprofit in a bid to deliver imaging services to underserved communities, the two announced Tuesday.
The El Segundo, California-based imaging giant said it soon plans to begin working with Rad-Aid International, targeting low- and middle-income geographies that lack access to healthcare. Rad Partners will leverage its more than 1,500 physicians to help out with everything from onsite imaging education to demonstrating procedures, establishing safety protocols and implementing new technology.
“Our practice was founded with a mission to transform radiology, and service is one of the five core values of Radiology Partners,” Chairman and CEO Rich Whitney said in a statement. “Our partnership with Rad-Aid aligns with these ideals and provides our radiologists and support staff an opportunity to serve and impact patients globally.”
Rad-Aid is located in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and deploys more than 12,000 volunteers with 78 university medical center-based chapters, according to the announcement. It also runs outreach programs in 35 different countries across Africa, Asia, Latin American and the Caribbean. This also includes low-resource facilities in underserved areas of high-income countries, they added. The organization’s mission is both to increase and improve radiology services through education, training and assisting with the creation of healthcare infrastructure.
“Rad-Aid’s decade-plus track record of public service for resource-poor radiology facilities combined with [Radiology Partners’] clinical expertise and leadership experience bring together essential elements for empowering low- and middle-income countries to enhance care for their populations,” added radiologist Dan Mollura, MD, founder and CEO of the 501c3.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.