Hart Jones, MBA, R.T.(R)(ARRT)

Hart is using remote scanning to bring advanced imaging to rural patients while easing radiology’s workforce strain. He leads radiology services across five hospitals and multiple outpatient sites while also directing work in strategy and financial performance.

Hart played a pivotal role in developing and scaling a remote imaging program that expanded MRI and CT access across hospitals and outpatient centers. Patients in rural communities gained local access to scans that once required travel or transfer, evening and weekend availability grew, on-call MRI staffing was eliminated at select locations and one community hospital moved to fully remote MRI operations. At one location alone, the model generated an estimated $250,000 in annual labor savings.

Having begun his career as a radiologic technologist, Hart moved into a supervisory role in 2022. As radiology operations manager, he led more than 100 employees across nine departments in three hospitals. He served as vice president of the Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists in 2024-2025.

Brad Scheu, MD, president of the Indiana Region, credits him with turning complex operational challenges into practical solutions, and division president Lynn Lingafelter says he is willing to challenge traditional approaches when a better solution exists.