Hospital giant Intermountain Health to acquire Las Vegas radiology practice
Hospital giant Intermountain Health has reached a deal to acquire a nearly 40-year-old private radiology practice in Las Vegas, the two announced Thursday.
The Salt Lake City-headquartered nonprofit is buying Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging for an undisclosed sum, with the integration taking place sometime after Jan. 1. SDMI opened its first office in 1988 and today commands a team of over 550 employees and affiliates, including approximately 30 radiologists.
Intermountain is growing in southern Nevada and believes adding SDMI and its 12 outpatient imaging centers will help “enhance patient access to high-quality, cost-effective care.” Acquiring the practice also will allow the hospital system to provide more “coordinated and integrated imaging,” said Eric Liston, chief clinical shared services officer.
“As the number of people with chronic and complex health conditions continues to grow, ease of access to high-quality imaging services is more important than ever,” he said in a statement Oct. 30.
Radiologist Leon Steinberg, MD, who died in 2018, moved to Las Vegas to open Sunrise Hospital’s first radiology department in 1958. Seeing a need for more patient friendly options around Las Vegas, he, his son, David Stienberg, MD, and colleague Mark Winkler, MD, opened the first SDMI location 30 years after his arrival. Today, SDMI’s website touts the practice’s independence, with it “100% locally owned and operated.” Its team of subspecialized radiologists, technologists and physician assistants are trained in more than 2,000 procedures ranging from screening mammograms to port placements for chemo, Intermountain boasted. Areas of expertise include interventional services, musculoskeletal care, women's imaging and pediatric radiology.
“We’re excited to join Intermountain Health to share our expertise as a leader not only in imaging, but in integrity, service and vision,” Winkler, founding partner and president of SDMI, said in the same announcement. “We are focused on delivering exceptional patient experience and accurate results through compassion and cutting-edge technology. Intermountain’s mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible aligns with our dedication to the people of our Las Vegas community.”
Intermountain operates over 30 hospitals across Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. It’s seen growth in southern Nevada, where the system soon plans to break ground on a 200-bed pediatric healthcare facility—the state’s first standalone, comprehensive children’s hospital. Altogether, it has over 80 clinics at 65 locations in Nevada, concentrated in urgent care and specialities including oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonology, physical medicine, and women’s and children’s health. Intermountain also has launched a chain of Tellica Imaging freestanding centers, with over a dozen locations across Idaho, New Hampshire, Utah and Washington.
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.