Mednax affiliate Synergy Radiology inks deal to expand breast imaging at Houston hospital giant
Mednax affiliate Synergy Radiology Associates has inked a deal to expand breast imaging services at Houston hospital giant Memorial Hermann, the partners announced Thursday.
The agreement covers seven additional outpatient imaging and breast care centers, delivering services ranging from diagnostic mammography to breast MRI, biopsies and ultrasound. All told, Synergy and Memorial Hermann operate nine specialized women’s imaging centers following the deal.
“Memorial Hermann is ready to expand its partnership with Synergy and to continue to provide high quality care to communities throughout Greater Houston,” Heath Rushing, Memorial Hermann’s senior VP of service lines, said in a statement. “This collaboration allows us to extend our commitment even further and provides the opportunity for important and even lifesaving breast screenings for not only women but men as well.”
Synergy’s “new breast division” will deploy trained subspecialized breast radiologists in collaboration with the health system across all care centers, the partners noted.
Mednax first acquired Synergy Radiology Associates in a cash transaction consummated back in October 2017. The firm bills itself as the largest radiology practice in the Houston metropolitan area, employing 95 physicians serving 12 hospitals and several outpatient imaging centers. MHHS, meanwhile, employs 6,700 affiliated physicians across 250 care sites, including 17 hospitals.
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.