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Lisa Hood Skinner

Vista Radiology Is After-Hours Provider at Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – July 20, 2011

KNOXVILLE, TENN.– Vista Radiology, P.C. is the after-hours digital imaging services provider at Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, TN, beginning this week.

An 85-bed hospital operated by Health Management Associates, Inc., the medical center in Fentress County is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Vista’s expertise supplements the hospital’s digital imaging services, which include basic radiography, digital fluoroscopy, CT, nuclear medicine and ultrasound, according to Samuel Feaster, M.D., Vista Radiology president.

“Our after-hours teleradiology service brings an advanced level of care to the hospital’s 24-hour emergency, inpatient and outpatient services,” Feaster said.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center becomes Vista’s eleventh hospital in which it provides radiology services, the tenth in East Tennessee.

Established over 50 years ago as Fort Sanders Radiology, Vista Radiology is the largest and most sub-specialized radiology practice in East Tennessee. With 38 Board-Certified radiologists, Vista is uniquely positioned to provide the highest available level of radiology expertise, including 24-hour teleradiology services and sub-specialized radiographic interpretations.

Vista Radiology also specializes in non-surgical, minimally invasive treatments such as endovascular repair of aneurysms, acute stroke treatments, breast biopsy, radiofrequency ablation and UFE, in Knoxville and the surrounding areas.  Vista’s membership includes fellowship trained specialists in body / cross sectional imaging, MR imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, neuro-interventional radiology, neuroradiology, cardiac imaging & thoracic radiology, vascular & interventional radiology, women’s imaging / breast intervention, PET & nuclear medicine, and pediatric radiology.

Vista provides radiology services for 11 hospitals, both in East Tennessee and around the country:

  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center
  • Fort Loudoun Medical Center
  • Roane Medical Center (Harriman, TN)
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
  • Sky Ridge Medical Center (Cleveland, TN area)
  • Claiborne County Hospital (Tazewell, TN)
  • Lakeway Regional Hospital (Morristown, TN)
  • Advanced Healthcare Medical Center (Ellington, MO)
  • Jamestown Regional Medical Center (Jamestown, TN)

Additionally, Vista services outpatient facilities such as:

  • Fort Sanders West Diagnostic Center
  • Thompson Cancer Survival Breast Center
  • Thompson Cancer West
  • Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center
  • The Breast Center and LeConte Medical Center
  • Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Knoxville
  • Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Nashville
  • Healthstar Physicians, P.C.
  • McKenzie Medical Center, P.C.

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CONTACT:
Charles McRae, CFO
Vista Radiology
(865) 595-4100

http://vistaradiology.com/

Vista Radiology Exclusive Provider at Advanced Healthcare Medical Center

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – July 13, 2011

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– Vista Radiology, P.C. will be the exclusive radiology provider at Advanced Healthcare Medical Center in Ellington, MO, beginning July 5, 2011.

A 25-bed privately-owned, for profit hospital, Ellington is a critical access facility providing general medical care for inpatient, outpatient and emergency room patients. Vista Radiology will also provide radiology interpretations for Advanced Healthcare’s six provider-based rural health clinics around Ellington and Poplar Bluff, MO.  Paula Harris, CEO/Administrator at the medical center, said the innovative web-based technology and resources that Vista brings “will make this a win-win for our community.”

One clear advantage of the partnership is Vista’s 24-hour, seven-days a week radiological services, which in turn will enhance emergent patient care in the medical center’s emergency room, according to Samuel Feaster, M.D., Vista Radiology president.

“Vista has established a high-speed fiber optic connection to the medical center and now can offer immediate subspecialty radiology coverage for its imaging needs,” Feaster said. “Vista’s ongoing technology infrastructure investment, combined with fast, reliable Internet connections, now enables Advanced Healthcare Medical Center’s physicians to treat its patients on a level previously unavailable.”

The Ellington area medical center becomes Vista Radiology’s tenth hospital in which it provides radiology services. Charles McRae, M.B.A., Vista administrator, said the arrangement also marks a significant milestone as Vista’s first teleradiology expansion outside the state of Tennessee.

“As our practice rapidly expanded geographically over the last few years, word has spread that we’ve become experts in meeting the stringent turn-around, communication and quality standards demanded in an acute-care setting.  We support our hospital partners with cost-effective strategies and round-the-clock support, making a positive impact toward managing their costs,” he said.

“They can access a larger array of medical technology through us, improving patient care and radiology protocols. For example, we will be Advanced Healthcare Medical Center’s software provider for its Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS),” McRae said.

PACS is a medical imaging system which stores, retrieves, distributes and presents medical images in an independent format. The images are stored on computers or networks to replace hard copies. PACS affords a clear advantage to hospitals through its ability to improve workflow, reduce time and costs, and provide an easily accessible way for physicians to view images, especially when time is an important factor.

While Vista Radiology’s Sidney C. Roberts, III, M.D., will lead his group’s collaboration with Advanced Healthcare Medical Center, physicians at the Missouri facility also can request remote consultations from any of Vista’s fellowship trained sub-specialists.  

            Established over 50 years ago as Fort Sanders Radiology, Vista Radiology is the largest and most sub-specialized radiology practice in East Tennessee. With 38 Board-Certified radiologists, Vista is uniquely positioned to provide the highest available level of radiology expertise, including 24-hour teleradiology services and sub-specialized radiographic interpretations.

Vista Radiology also specializes in non-surgical, minimally invasive treatments such as endovascular repair of aneurysms, acute stroke treatments, breast biopsy, radiofrequency ablation and UFE, in Knoxville and the surrounding areas.  Vista’s membership includes fellowship trained specialists in body / cross sectional imaging, MR imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, neuro-interventional radiology, neuroradiology, cardiac imaging & thoracic radiology, vascular & interventional radiology, women’s imaging / breast intervention, PET & nuclear medicine, and pediatric radiology.

Vista provides radiology services for 10 East Tennessee hospitals:

  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center
  • Fort Loudoun Medical Center
  • Roane Medical Center (Harriman, TN)
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
  • Sky Ridge Medical Center (Cleveland, TN area)
  • Claiborne County Hospital (Tazewell, TN)
  • Lakeway Regional Hospital (Morristown, TN)
  • Advanced Healthcare Medical Center (Ellington, MO)

Additionally, Vista services outpatient facilities such as:

  • Fort Sanders West Diagnostic Center
  • Thompson Cancer Survival Breast Center
  • Thompson Cancer West
  • Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center
  • The Breast Center and LeConte Medical Center
  • Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Knoxville
  • Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Nashville
  • Healthstar Physicians, P.C.
  • McKenzie Medical Center, P.C.

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Contact:
Charles McRae, CFO
Vista Radiology
(865) 595-4100

 http://vistaradiology.com/

Neal W. Atchley, M.D., Re-joins East Tennessee Medical Group

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – July 7, 2011

ALCOA, Tenn. – Board-certified family practice physician, Neal W. Atchley, M.D., will rejoin the primary care physician staff of East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, Tenn, accepting new patients August 1.

Neal W. Atchley, M.D.

Dr. Atchley earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tenn. He completed his family practice internship and his residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in Huntsville, Ala.  He is a member of the American Association of Family Practice.

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 50-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years. For the third consecutive year, ETMG has been recognized as the #1 Healthcare facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Media Contact:
Ron German
(865)984-ETMG
rgerman@etmg.net

East Tennessee Medical Group Longtime Employees Honored

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – June 30, 2011

ALCOA, Tenn. – East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG) recently honored its longtime employees who have worked at the multi-specialty physician practice for more than five years.

The presentation was one highlight of the companywide picnic held Saturday, May 21 in Springbrook Park, Alcoa.

Recipients of the five-year longevity awards included:

  • Karen Click
  • Glenda Gibson
  • Teresa Russell
  • Brandi Byrd
  • Stephanie Tipton
  • Peggy Young
  • Jenny Lewis
  • Susan Wilson
  • Alma Evans
  • Judy Kubik
  • Amanda Cummings
  • Jennifer Malonee
  • Carolyn Tompkins
  • Melissa Pendleton
  • Nelda Kagley
  • Cheree Broscious
  • Jackie Hopkins
  • Dustin Bowen
  • Keema Kidd
  • Stephanie Wyatt
  • Megan Bender
  • Chandra Hearon
  • Charity Ward
  • Nadine Derksen
  • Dianne Gruber

Recipients of the 10-year awards included:

  • Deloris A. Hendrickson
  • Beth Russell
  • Jessica Patty
  • Amanda Hendrick
  • Patti Seigler
  • Dr. Alma Leaird
  • Bobbie Bullock
  • Jocelyn Carroll
  • Heather Zweifel
  • Jim Long

Recipients of the 15+ year awards included:

  • Lissa Baldwin
  • Sherry Reagan
  • Lucy Mckeehan
  • Jan Cope
  • Katie Turner
  • Mike Clapp
  • Sandy Russell
  • Regina Piuma
  • Patsy McCall
  • Pat Cox
  • Patti Lawson
  • Rhonda Taylor
  • Carol Wicks
  • Jo Rasar
  • Sandra Bonds
  • Belinda Riegle

Of East Tennessee Medical Group’s 200 employees, over 60 percent have been employed for more than five years.

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 50-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years. For the third consecutive year, ETMG has been recognized as the #1 Healthcare facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Media Contact:
Ron German
(865)984-ETMG
rgerman@etmg.net

East Tennessee Students win Alcoa Foundation Scholarships

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – June 1, 2011

KNOXVILLE, TENN.—Alcoa Tennessee Operations and the Alcoa Inc. Knoxville Office announced today that three high school seniors have been named Alcoa Foundation scholarship winners.

Carlos Garcia, son of Adrian and Raquel Garcia of Knoxville

Carlos Garcia, son of Adrian and Raquel Garcia of Knoxville, has been awarded a $6,000 scholarship from Alcoa Foundation. Garcia is a recent graduate of Farragut High School where he was a member of the National Honors Society and Mu Alpha Theta.  He was co-captain of the soccer team and was ranked fifth in his graduating class.  He plans to major in civil engineering at Texas A&M University beginning this fall.

Patrick Givens, son of Scott and Dodie Givens of Knoxville, has also been awarded a $6,000 scholarship from Alcoa Foundation. Givens graduated from Bearden High School where he was an AP Scholar.

Patrick Givens, son of Scott and Dodie Givens of Knoxville

A member of the National Honor Society and the Bearden High School Student Government, Givens was also a three year letterman on the Bearden golf team.  He will be attending Vanderbilt University, majoring in engineering.

In addition, Kimberley Owen, daughter of John and Linda Owen of Knoxville, has been awarded a $6,000 scholarship from Alcoa Foundation.  Owen graduated from Bearden High School where she was a National Merit Commended Scholar.  She was president of Mu Alpha Theta, as well as a member of Student Government Association, Key Club, French and National honor societies.  A first degree black belt, Owen will be attending Clemson University in the fall.  She plans to study chemical engineering.

Kimberley Owen, daughter of John and Linda Owen of Knoxville

These Alcoa Foundation scholarships are payable in four annual installments of $1,500 each.  These three students were awarded the scholarship based on academic achievement and potential, leadership ability, volunteerism/community service, and character, and were selected by a national panel of university professionals.

The award is part of Alcoa Foundation’s Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program which recognizes outstanding academic achievement by high school seniors.

During the 2011-2012 academic year, Alcoa Foundation will assist more than 180 students in the U.S. with their undergraduate college education.  These students represent 46 Alcoa locations in 18 states.

Since 1953, the Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program has recognized outstanding academic achievement by awarding more than $19 million in scholarships to more than 3,500 students.

Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the U.S., with assets of approximately $436 million.  Founded more than 50 years ago, Alcoa Foundation has invested more than $530 million since 1952. In 2010, Alcoa Foundation contributed nearly $20 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the world, focusing on promoting environmental stewardship, enabling economic and social sustainability, and preparing tomorrow’s leaders through education and learning.  The work of Alcoa Foundation is further enhanced by Alcoa’s thousands of employee volunteers, who in 2010 gave more than 720,000 service hours.  Through the company’s signature Month of Service (October) program, Alcoa employees share their energy, passion and purpose to make a difference in our communities. In 2010, a record 49 percent of Alcoans took part in nearly 1,000 Month of Service events across 24 countries, reaching 59,000 children, serving 17,000 meals, planting 16,000 trees and supporting 3,000 nonprofit organizations. For more information about Alcoa Foundation, please access http://www.alcoa.com/foundation

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Contact:  Christy Newman
Alcoa Community Relations
865-977-3358 or 865-250-9155

Alcoa Foundation Sponsors Collegiate Recycling Challenge

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – March 30, 2011

University of Tennessee at Knoxville to showcase donated bins at Recyclympics

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Alcoa Foundation has joined forces with Keep America Beautiful as a key partner of RecycleMania, a nationwide college and university recycling competition.

During the 8-week challenge, colleges and universities compete to see which can reduce, reuse and recycle the most waste on campus. The goal is to change behavior about recycling and raise awareness about waste reduction programs on campuses.

Alcoa Foundation supplied 50,000 recycling bins and awarded 13 universities across the U.S. with stackable, six-gallon bins appropriate for use in student housing or offices. The schools were selected based on their ability to develop a strategic plan to collect the most recyclable materials.

University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK) received 8,000 recycling bins.

From February 6 through April 2, hundreds of institutions of higher education have been competing to see who recycles the most on a per capita basis, who produces the least amount of waste and who recycles the largest percentage of their overall waste.   After six weeks of competition, UTK’s recycling rates are up 25 percent compared to 2010 levels.

UTK plans to wrap up its RecycleMania competition with the Second Annual Recyclympics event from 1-3 p.m., Friday, April 1 on the TRECS Intramural Field, located at 2111 Volunteer Blvd., between TRECS and the Tom Black Track.

“It’s going to be awesome,” said Jay Price, UTK’s Environmental Coordinator. “We need as many people out there as possible to learn about how they can make a difference through recycling.  And at the same time, they can test their skills in our recycling games including the phone book shotput, recycling obstacle course, compact discus, the recycling bin moon boot race, and the battery bucket race.”

The event helps celebrate the fact that with the newly donated bins, UTK now can boast that 100 percent of its residence halls have recycling bins.    In addition to supplying bins to all student residents, UTK will be providing bins to the more than 2,000 offices on campus, according to Price.  Before, offices had bins for recycling paper, but nothing for aluminum, plastic and glass recyclables.

“Alcoa Foundation’s bin grant has allowed us to expand our recycling initiatives into areas of the campus that were previously underserved,” Price added.  “The 8,000 bins have been and will continue to be instrumental in helping us increase our overall recycling rates.”

“Alcoa has set a goal to increase the nationwide recycling rate of aluminum cans to 75% by 2015, and one way to do that is to make it more convenient for institutions like colleges and universities to recycle. The distribution of 50,000 bins across 13 college and university campuses – and the education and awareness that comes along with the donation – will be a giant step in the right direction,” said Beth Schmitt, Alcoa’s Director of Recycling.

The KAB partnership further reinforces Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation’s commitment to increasing recycling across communities. Since 2008, Alcoa has distributed more than 100,000 recycling bins, launched the Make an Impact program to help families live more sustainably, developed a free Aluminate™ recycling iPhone app, and invested nearly $3.5 million in community-based recycling programs in the last five years.

In announcing the partnership, Alcoa Foundation also launched a unique “Download to Donate” initiative, donating $1, up to $50,000, to KAB for every free Aluminate™ recycling app download, between America Recycles Day (November 15, 2010) and February 6, 2011. The funding will further strengthen KAB’s environmental education programs and recycling infrastructure.

For more information on UTK’s Recyclympics: www.pp.utk.edu/Recycle/

For more information on RecycleMania: www.recyclemania.com

Media Contact:
Christy Newman
(865) 250-9155
christy.newman@alcoa.com

Cardiopulmonary Imaging Specialist, John C. Texada, M.D., Joins Vista Radiology

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – March 4, 2011

John C. Texada, M.D.KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Cardiopulmonary imaging specialist and board certified radiologist, John C. Texada, M.D., is joining Vista Radiology P.C., from the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.

Dr. Texada received his medical degree and completed his internal medicine internship at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, La.  He completed his radiology residency and his cardiopulmonary imaging fellowship at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham.

He is board certified with the American Board of Radiology and has been widely published in medical journals such as Radiology Board Review and Clinical Gastroenteriology and Hepatology.

In June 2005 and 2007, Dr. Texada received awards for excellence in emergency radiology and excellence in neuroradiology. He also received awards for excellence in abdominopelvic imaging, excellence in cardiothoracic imaging and a Breast MRI Award in June 2008.

Established over 40 years ago as Fort Sanders Radiology, Vista Radiology is the largest and most sub-specialized radiology practice in East Tennessee. With 38 Board-Certified radiologists, Vista is uniquely positioned to provide the highest available level of radiology expertise, including 24-hour teleradiology services and sub-specialized radiographic interpretations.

Vista Radiology also specializes in non-surgical, minimally invasive treatments such as endovascular repair of aneurysms, acute stroke treatments, breast biopsy, radiofrequency ablation and UFE, in Knoxville and the surrounding areas.  Vista’s membership includes fellowship trained specialists in body / cross sectional imaging, MR imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, neuro-interventional radiology, neuroradiology, cardiac imaging & thoracic radiology, vascular & interventional radiology, women’s imaging / breast intervention, PET & nuclear medicine, and pediatric radiology.

Vista provides radiology services for 9 East Tennessee hospitals:

  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center
  • Fort Loudoun Medical Center
  • Roane Medical Center (Harriman, TN)
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
  • Sky Ridge Medical Center (Cleveland, TN area)
  • Claiborne County Hospital (Tazewell, TN)
  • Lakeway Regional Hospital (Morristown, TN)

Additionally, Vista services outpatient facilities such as:

  • Fort Sanders West Diagnostic Center
  • Thompson Cancer Survival Breast Center
  • Thompson Cancer West
  • Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center
  • The Breast Center and LeConte Medical Center
  • Diagnostic Health, Knoxville (formerly HealthSouth ODC)
  • Diagnostic Health, Nashville (formerly HealthSouth ODC)
  • Healthstar Physicians, P.C.

For more information about Vista Radiology, please visit www.vistaradiology.com. 

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CONTACT:
Charles McRae, Administrator
Vista Radiology, P.C.
(865) 595-4100

Monica Kessi, M.D., Joins Vista Radiology from Hawaii

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – February 16, 2011

KNOXVILLE, TENN. –Board certified radiologist, Monica Kessi, M.D.,  has joined Vista Radiology P.C. from Hawaii, working remotely from her Kihei office while improving Vista’s turnaround time, efficiency and patient service.

Monica Kessi, M.D.Although Dr. Kessi will be a member of Vista Radiology in Tennessee, she will continue to live and work on the island of Maui in Hawaii.  Vista’s  Internet-based infrastructure and Picture Archiving Computer System (PACS)  allows her to read radiology films after Vista’s East Tennessee-based physicians go home in the evenings. 

The six-hour time difference between Tennessee and Hawaii makes this method of reading MRIs, CTs and ultrasounds more efficient, thus decreasing turn-around time and on-call coverage costs.

She joins Vista following a diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship with the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, Mo.  She completed her diagnostic radiology residency at St. Louis University Hospital and transitional internship year with Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore.  She received her medical degree from Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Ore. 

Dr. Kessi completed post-baccalaureate/premedicine studies at Portland State University in Oregon after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Portland.  Her memberships include the American Roentgen Ray Society, American Association for Women Radiologists, American Society of Neuroradiology and American Society of Emergency Radiology. 

Established over 40 years ago as Fort Sanders Radiology, Vista Radiology is the largest and most sub-specialized radiology practice in East Tennessee. With 38 Board-Certified radiologists, Vista is uniquely positioned to provide the highest available level of radiology expertise, including 24-hour teleradiology services and sub-specialized radiographic interpretations.

Vista Radiology also specializes in non-surgical, minimally invasive treatments such as endovascular repair of aneurysms, acute stroke treatments, breast biopsy, radiofrequency ablation and UFE, in Knoxville and the surrounding areas.  Vista’s membership includes fellowship trained specialists in body / cross sectional imaging, MR imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, neuro-interventional radiology, neuroradiology, cardiac imaging & thoracic radiology, vascular & interventional radiology, women’s imaging / breast intervention, PET & nuclear medicine, and pediatric radiology.

Vista provides radiology services for 9 East Tennessee hospitals:

  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center
  • Fort Loudoun Medical Center
  • Roane Medical Center (Harriman, TN)
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
  • Sky Ridge Medical Center (Cleveland, TN area)
  • Claiborne County Hospital (Tazewell, TN)
  • Lakeway Regional Hospital (Morristown, TN)

Additionally, Vista services outpatient facilities such as:

  • Fort Sanders West Diagnostic Center
  • Thompson Cancer Survival Breast Center
  • Thompson Cancer West
  • Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center
  • The Breast Center and LeConte Medical Center
  • Diagnostic Health, Knoxville (formerly HealthSouth ODC)
  • Diagnostic Health, Nashville (formerly HealthSouth ODC)
  • Healthstar Physicians, P.C.

For more information about Vista Radiology, please visit their website at http://vistaradiology.com/.

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CONTACT:
Charles McRae, Administrator
Vista Radiology, P.C.
(865) 595-4100

Jason Brant Deen, M.D., Joins Vista Radiology

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – February 16, 2011

KNOXVILLE, TENN. –Diagnostic neuroradiologist, Jason Brant Deen, M.D., is joining Vista Radiology P.C., following his fellowship with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston Salem, N.C., where he was a radiologic clinical instructor.

Dr. Deen received his medical degree from East Carolina University School of Medicine in Greeneville, N.C. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga., and his transitional year internship at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas. 

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his Master’s degree in physiology from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. Deen is certified by the American Board of Radiology to perform diagnostic radiology and will practice in the Knoxville area.

Deen is a member of the American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, Association of University Radiologists, and the Radiological Society of North America. Since 2007, he has given didactic and case-based lectures to radiology house staff and faculty on various neuroradiologic topics.

Established over 40 years ago as Fort Sanders Radiology, Vista Radiology is the largest and most sub-specialized radiology practice in East Tennessee. With 38 Board-Certified radiologists, Vista is uniquely positioned to provide the highest available level of radiology expertise, including 24-hour teleradiology services and sub-specialized radiographic interpretations.

Vista Radiology also specializes in non-surgical, minimally invasive treatments such as endovascular repair of aneurysms, acute stroke treatments, breast biopsy, radiofrequency ablation and UFE, in Knoxville and the surrounding areas.  Vista’s membership includes fellowship trained specialists in body / cross sectional imaging, MR imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, neuro-interventional radiology, neuroradiology, cardiac imaging & thoracic radiology, vascular & interventional radiology, women’s imaging / breast intervention, PET & nuclear medicine, and pediatric radiology.

Vista provides radiology services for 9 East Tennessee hospitals:

  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center
  • Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center
  • Fort Loudoun Medical Center
  • Roane Medical Center (Harriman, TN)
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
  • Sky Ridge Medical Center (Cleveland, TN area)
  • Claiborne County Hospital (Tazewell, TN)
  • Lakeway Regional Hospital (Morristown, TN)

Additionally, Vista services outpatient facilities such as:

  • Fort Sanders West Diagnostic Center
  • Thompson Cancer Survival Breast Center
  • Thompson Cancer West
  • Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center
  • The Breast Center and LeConte Medical Center
  • Diagnostic Health, Knoxville (formerly HealthSouth ODC)
  • Diagnostic Health, Nashville (formerly HealthSouth ODC)
  • Healthstar Physicians, P.C.

For more information about Vista Radiology, please visit their website at http://vistaradiology.com/.

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CONTACT:   
Charles McRae, Administrator
Vista Radiology, P.C.
(865) 595-4100 

East Tennessee Medical Group Achieves MGMA “Better Performer” Status

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – January 31, 2011

ALCOA, Tenn.—  East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG), voted for the last two years as Blount County’s leading healthcare facility, has been named a “better performer” for 2010 by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). ETMG was recognized by Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2010 Report based on 2009 Data for superior operational performance compared with similar medical group practices nationwide.

The MGMA report, a benchmarking standard among medical groups for over a decade, was produced using data from respondents to the MGMA Cost Survey: 2010 Reports Based on 2009 Data as well as data from a questionnaire that assessed management behaviors, practices and procedures of better performers. The report profiles medical practices that have demonstrated success in one or more areas: profitability and cost management; productivity, capacity and staffing; accounts receivable and collections; patient satisfaction; and managed care operations.

East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, was founded in 1994 by nine physicians with over eighty years of collective medical experience. Now, over 15 years later, the group boasts 40 physicians representing12 specialties in one centralized location. ETMG utilizes the most advanced technology East Tennessee has to offer, including a state-of-the art 64 Slice CT Scanner, electronic medical records, digital X-ray, ultrasound and a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). ETMG’s recent awards include being voted as the number one healthcare facility by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards for two consecutive years, and the TECHMED award for its outstanding use of patient care technology and its innovative use of electronic medical records (EMR) in its practice.

“East Tennessee Medical Group’s physicians, healthcare providers and staff are delighted to receive this “better performer” designation. We have long been recognized locally for cutting-edge healthcare, as evidenced by our ranking as the number one healthcare facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. It is only fitting for ETMG also to receive recognition on a national level,” said Ron German, CEO, East Tennessee Medical Group.

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 50-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years. For the second consecutive year, ETMG has been recognized as the #1 Healthcare facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

About MGMA

MGMA is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA’s 22,500 members lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in which some 275,000 physicians provide more than 40 percent of the health care services delivered in the United States.

MGMA’s mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the group practice model as the optimal framework for health care delivery, assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Please visit mgma.com.

Media Contact:
Ron German
East Tennessee Medical Group
(865) 984-ETMG