El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners will add 16 sites through newly created and expanded partnerships with various hospital and health systems in the Midwest and Texas.
The organization will expand and establish new relationships with providers in Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Texas.
Here are the organization's ventures by state.
- Indiana: RP will expand its relationship with Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health, a 14-hospital system with locations in Indiana and Illinois. RP will begin providing services at the health system's Crawfordsville, Lafayette East, Lafayette Central and Rensselaer locations, all in Indiana.
- Iowa: The organization will begin offering its services at Ottumwa (Iowa) Regional Health Center through its relationship with the hospital's parent company, Brentwood, Tenn.-based RCCH HealthCare Partners.
- Ohio: RP will begin providing services at five new locations, including Aultman Orrville (Ohio) Hospital. RP now services 61 sites in the state.
- Texas: The organization will add sites in Sunnyvale and Dallas, and at Brownwood (Texas) Regional Medical Center. It will also establish a relationship with Plano, Texas-based LifeCare Hospitals and provide services at LifeCare Hospitals locations in Dallas, Fort Worth and Plano.
"It has been an exceptional year of growth for our practice, and we are excited to be closing out the year with some expansions and new key partnerships," said Rich Whitney, chairman and CEO of RP. "The continued development of our relationships with some of the nation's largest health systems is an indication of the success and promise of RP's model of local physician governance supported by the resources of a national practice. Our talented physicians and support teams are delivering outstanding clinical value and service through innovative clinical programs, the latest technology and impressive teamwork."