Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks deal with 365-bed hospital
Empire State Radiology, an affiliate of Rad Partners, has teamed with a 365-bed hospital in North Jersey, the two announced Thursday.
Mountainside Medical Center is tapping Empire State for both on-site and remote radiology services. Through the partnership, which is effective July 18, the two said they hope to deliver advanced medical imaging capabilities and services to “enhance patient care and outcomes.”
“RP and its affiliated practices have a reputation for providing excellent service to patients and hospital partners,” said Tim O’Brien, CEO of Mountainside Medical Center, which has served Montclair and the surrounding communities since 1891. “I am confident Mountainside will benefit greatly from RP’s national infrastructure coupled with the clinical expertise and stability of a dedicated local group.”
“We’re honored to have been selected as the partner of choice for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, an esteemed facility with a long legacy serving their local community,” added Jacob Gebrael, MD, practice president for Empire State Radiology.
ESR employs about 40 radiologists, according to its website, with specialists in diagnostic and interventional radiology, musculoskeletal care, neuroradiology, pediatrics and women’s imaging. Rad Partners, meanwhile, bills itself as the country’s largest imaging group with over 3,800 physicians servicing 3,400-plus hospitals and other facilities.
The announcement comes after Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic in Pennsylvania ended its relationship with RP. CEO Jim Woodward in an interview with local media stated his belief that private equity-backed groups “serve their shareholders’ interest not the patients' and doctors' and hospitals' interests.” Rad Partners has declined to comment on the relationship ending.
It’s unclear what happened to the previous radiology group that serviced Mountainside Medical Center. Imaging Subspecialists of North Jersey LLC listed the hospital among its affiliates as of late Thursday.
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.