A private equity-backed global teleradiology firm has opened a “state of the art” new reporting hub, leaders announced on Monday.
Everlight Radiology operates using a 24/7 “follow the sun” model, allowing physicians to read studies from around the world during the daylight hours in their own time zones. The London-based provider group launched a new hub in Dubai May 15, allowing providers serving the U.K. and Australia to read in a centralized location.
“We are delighted to expand our presence in the Middle East and provide a base for our radiologists in the region to work and enjoy the best Dubai has to offer,” Global CEO Rob Anderson said in an announcement. “Everlight is unique in being able to offer a state of the art reporting space to radiologists who are based here as well as those on a working holiday or passing through Dubai.”
The new facility is “ideally placed” to cover urgent and routine reporting in the two aforementioned countries. Everlight said it has a large contingent of accredited radiologists already based in the region. Leaders are now looking to expand their team of radiologists working from home and the new hub, hoping to become the No. 1 teleradiology service in the Gulf region. Along with the United Kingdom and Australia, its team of 200-plus physicians also are accredited by the Irish Medical Council.
“The opening of the teleradiology reporting hub in Dubai is part of Everlight's global expansion strategy to provide high-quality teleradiology reporting services to healthcare providers worldwide,” the announcement noted.
London-headquartered, midmarket private equity firm Livingbridge acquired Everlight Radiology in 2021 for more than $335 million (USD). At the time, investors said they planned to support the teleradiology group through its next growth phase, including enhancing service levels and capacity. Everlight kept the same leadership team following the transaction, with existing management and radiologists also retaining “significant” shareholder equity, Livingbridge said at the time.
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.