Bringing a new level of service and convenience to the region, Western Baptist Hospital is building a 9,000-square-foot outpatient diagnostic imaging center. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2005. The new Baptist Imaging Center will be located across 27th Street on property currently owned by Western Baptist. According to Bob Seely, Director of Diagnostic Imaging at Western Baptist Hospital, the new center will provide a convenient and accessible location for patients to receive outpatient radiological services.

“The need for advanced diagnostic imaging services is growing,” says Seely. “This new facility will allow us to provide patients with dedicated diagnostic care in a true outpatient setting. Patients coming to the new Baptist Imaging Center will experience faster service times and ease of access.”

The new Baptist Imaging Center will house a CT scanner, a radiographic/fluoroscopic room, two radiographic/tomographic rooms, and an ultrasound room. Additional space within the facility will be reserved for future expansion.

Seely says that a significant benefit of the new Baptist Imaging Center is its digital format. “It will be entirely digital,” says Seely. “Within seconds, radiologists can access images from a computer, read them, and make notations on the record for the patient’s physician. With the click of a mouse, the image is on its way to the patient’s physician. Electronic imaging means less waiting time and lower health care costs.”

Above is an artist rendering of the new Baptist Imaging Center at Western Baptist Hospital. The new center will feature dedicated parking and a covered canopy.

The new Baptist Imaging Center also will feature dedicated parking and a covered canopy. A radiologist will be on site to interpret exams. Construction of the new center is expected to be complete in fall 2005. For more information on diagnostic imaging services available at Western Baptist Hospital, call Baptist Health Line at 270-575-2918.