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Stamford Health and Norwalk Radiology Consultants Launch New Collaborative Entity
Joint Venture Will Deliver Imaging Services with Improved Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness
STAMFORD, CT AND NORWALK, CT/ APRIL 1, 2024 – Stamford Health and Norwalk Radiology Consultants (NRC) announce the launch of their new collaborative entity, Norwalk Radiology Consultants with Stamford Health. Both organizations share a strong commitment to providing lower Fairfield County with cutting-edge, high-quality and personalized care, close to home. In 2021, NRC became the exclusive professional services provider for Stamford Health inpatient and outpatient imaging locations. The new joint venture, located at 148 East Avenue in Norwalk, is starting by offering breast imaging and will expand to offer more advanced imaging. It will improve efficiency and provide competitive pricing by aligning joint-practice management.
“We are proud to be expanding our relationship with NRC,” said Liz Longmore, MS, RN, President of the joint venture Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer at Stamford Health. They have a longstanding and well-deserved reputation of offering expert, high-quality imaging services to the communities we serve.”
"We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Stamford Health to enhance local radiology services,” said David Klein, MD, President, Norwalk Radiology Consultants. “Together, we commit to providing accessible, affordable, and high-quality medical care to our community."
“Norwalk Radiology Consultants with Stamford Health will increase access to imaging services for the community,” said Ben Wade, joint venture Board member and Chief Strategy Officer at Stamford Health. “We look forward to providing patients in Norwalk and the surrounding towns with high-quality imaging and an excellent experience closer to home.”
This announcement marks another expansion of Stamford Health’s strategy to collaborate with world-class organizations for patient care. In addition to this relationship with NRC, Stamford Health offers best-in-class services through relationships with Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Orthopedics at Stamford Health, the Carl & Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center’s collaborative partnership with Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and at Stamford Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute with Columbia University Irving Medical Center. To learn more about the Norwalk Radiology Consultants with Stamford Health, visit NorwalkImaging.com.
About Stamford Health
Stamford Health is a non-profit independent health care system with more than 3,900 employees committed to caring for the community through a wide range of high-quality health and wellness services. Patients and their families receive expert, compassionate care through the system’s 305-bed Stamford Hospital; Stamford Health Medical Group, with more than 40 offices in lower Fairfield County offering primary and specialty care; a growing number of ambulatory locations across the region; and support through the Stamford Hospital Foundation.
Stamford Health is known for its expert, person-centered care through its many recognitions and partnerships. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Stamford Hospital as a High-Performing Hospital. The Leapfrog Group awarded Stamford Hospital an “A” for patient safety. The American Nurses Credentialing Center has granted Stamford Hospital Magnet Status, which recognizes superior patient care with the highest level of safety, quality, and patient satisfaction. Stamford Health is Planetree Gold-Certified for Excellence in Person-Centered Care and is a Certified™ Great Place to Work.
Stamford Health is a major teaching affiliate of the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and offers treatment and expertise from Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s nationally recognized heart and neuro surgeons. Stamford Health and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have created a premier center for specialty orthopedic care right in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford Health’s Carl & Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center has a robust collaboration with Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center.
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