LMHS takes over center operations

Lee Memorial Health System has chosen to fully manage and operate its outpatient Radiology Diagnostics Centers in an effort to streamline patient care services and make better use of the health system's resources.

This decision has resulted in a dissolution of Lee Medical Resources, a partnership between LMHS and Medical Resources Inc., a New Jersey-based company.

Radiology diagnostics includes services such as ultrasounds, X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. CT scans, or computed tomography, use special X-ray equipment to provide images of multiple internal areas of the body, which are displayed on a computer screen. MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, enables health care workers to use radiofrequency waves to view detailed images of the internal body structure, including organs, soft tissues and bones.

LMHS will assume full management and operation July 1 of the MRI Centers at Cape Coral Hospital, Health- Park Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital, as well as the HealthPark Commons Outpatient Diagnostics Center.