ST. JOSEPH’S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

The flagship of the system is St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ. An academic tertiary care medical center which includes state designated St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, is where 200,000 of the system’s 325,000 total imaging exams are performed annually.

Imaging Subspecialists of North Jersey, a 20-member radiology group, provides professional services at the regional medical cen-ter and three other imaging locations throughout the system. This group is led by Frank Yuppa, MD, RVT, Chairman of Radiology at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Clifton, and President of Imaging Subspecialists of North Jersey, LLC. With over 30 years of experience and multiple board certifications, Dr. Yuppa hand selected board-certified, fellow-ship trained, subspecialty radiologists who have trained at leading medical centers across the country. This impressive team of radiolo-gists, three of whom are Level III certified in Cardiac CT, is one of the state’s largest and most comprehensive practices.

Many of these physicians are subspecialized and hold certifications in areas such as Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Radiology (includ-ing interventional injections and aspirations), Pediatric Radiology, Women’s Imaging, Cardiovascular Radiology, Body-imaging, Level III certified in Cardiac CT, Interventional Radiology, RPVI (Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter), and Nuclear Medicine.

The St. Joseph’s Radiology Department prides itself on its com-mitment to quality and continual performance improvement. Staff is apprised of performance data on processes such as stroke code CT turnaround time, the patient fall-risk assessment process, and the department’s patient satisfaction scores.

“We understand our role in the patient’s health care management,” says John Hart, Administrative Director of Radiology for St. Joseph’s. “Our product – performing an imaging exam, rendering a profession-al interpretation, producing a signed report and ensuring that report gets into the hands of the ordering physician – needs to be timely and of top quality so that the patient’s care can move forward. We monitor performance in all areas and track our patients’ satisfaction with our service. Our customers, patients and physicians, depend upon and deserve a high quality product.”

A division of St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital is an acute care community hospital located in Wayne, NJ. The Radiology Department at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital is overseen by a four-member radiology group led by Michael Steinberg, MD. This physician group provides a wide range of expertise: two physicians have fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology, one physician sub-spe-cializes in neuro-radiology, and one is fellowship trained in CT, MRI, and ultrasound.

Imaging services at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital support the Emergency Department and inpatients. Outpatient imaging is provided by University Imaging, located in a building adjacent to the hospital.

St. Joseph’s staff, across the Healthcare System, are fully com-mitted to high quality care and patient satisfaction as part of the organization’s “Embracing Excellence” campaign. Maria Lachapel, Operations Manager in Radiology, serves on the Steering Committee for the Embracing Excellence initiative. “What inpatients and emergency patients have in common is that they are waiting for hospital staff to perform tests, get results, and make decisions so that the patient can go home. As a result, patients are keenly aware of how well hospital staff communicate and work together on their behalf. Our Embracing Excellence philosophy is designed to improve service to our patients, and each other as well.”

Lachapel has worked specifically with inpatient units and the Emergency Department to initiate projects designed to improve interdepartmental cooperation and patient awareness. “We have put inpatient imaging on a moderate schedule,” Lachapel said. “When we receive exam orders from patient care units, we let them know approximately when we will be calling for that patient. This way, patients have a better idea of when they will need to leave their room and can let potential visitors know this. It also benefits the staff because they may have other exams or treatments to coordinate for the patients and this advance infor-mation helps them in that regard.”

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St. Joseph’s University Imaging is one of the most advanced diagnos-tic imaging centers in northern New Jersey. Grounded in a tradition of excellence, the dedicated team of board-certified radiologists and technologists have been serving the community for more than 20 years through their relationship with St. Joseph’s Healthcare System.

University Imaging’s compassionate care is universal. It starts with the first phone call and first appointment. Patients appreciate the warm and friendly reception upon their arrival. In addition to general services, University Imaging specializes in diagnostics to promote Women’s Health. The staff demonstrates St. Joseph’s one system-one patient-one story culture of delivering excellence to patients and their physicians.

The supportive staff of highly trained technologists provides every patient with the most comfortable, positive experience possi-ble. In 2013, University Imaging added a new value-added service that provides the patient with their own Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) who answers their many questions. Patients have direct access to their PCC before, during and after their visit, and can call, text, or email the PCC directly.

“Physicians entrust their patients to us because they know they will receive excellent results in the shortest time and that their patients will appreciate the extraordinary personal care, privacy and convenience we offer,” said Charles Whang, MD, Medical Director, University Imaging.

University Imaging is driven to stay on the leading edge of care. It is fully accredited by the American College of Radiology in all modalities and the group’s technological edge extends to workflow systems.

University Imaging’s PACS allows all St. Joseph’s Healthcare System providers to quickly access radiology reports from a single archive, while ensuring accuracy of a patient’s identification and images. In addition, everything from insurance precertification to transcription is done on location. This translates into faster review of test results, same day results and treatments because the entire care team – radiologists, specialists and referring physicians – have total access and can view the same images at the same time, 24 hours-a-day.

St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Clifton is a pre-mier diagnostic imaging center in North Jersey offering leading edge multi-modality imaging technology services. The center maintains full accreditation from the American College of Radiology in all imaging modalities, including accreditation in Cardiac CT. The staff of St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Clifton is proud to offer patients the most advanced imaging technologies in a manner that is responsive, compas-sionate and efficient in order to provide the highest level of diagnostic and treatment services.

The St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Clifton is led by Frank Yuppa, MD, RVT, a multiple board-certified physician-expert, and includes an outstanding team of 20 radiologists who also provide care at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Imaging subspecialties include Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Radiology (including interventional injections and aspirations), Pediatric Radiology, Women’s Imaging, Cardiovascular Radiology, Body-imaging, Cardiac CT, Interventional Radiology, RPVI (Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter), and Nuclear Medicine.

Radiologists at St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Care Center at Clifton are complemented by a group of highly experienced multi-modality technologists who are committed to the highest stan-dards of patient care as well as image quality in our vast spec-trum of imaging services.

Our Vision: Working together to provide accurate timely ser-vices to physicians, and compassionate care to patients in a safe, respectful environment.

Comprehensive Services include: . Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI (wide body) . CAT Scan 64-Multislice (including cardiac imaging). Ultrasound (including breast biopsy). Breast MRI . Stereotactic Breast Biopsy. Bone Densitometry (DEXA). Diagnostic and Fluoroscopic X-ray. Digital Mammography (official Pink Ribbon facility)

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ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY IMAGING ST. JOSEPH’S AMBULATORY IMAGING CENTER AT CLIFTON

St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Carlstadt (SJAICC) and the physicians of Imaging Subspecialists of North Jersey offer high qual-ity services that are among the most advanced in the region. No matter what imaging test is needed, patients can rest assured that St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Carlstadt and the dedicated team of radiologists and technologists are committed to providing the highest quality medical imaging in a welcoming and professional environment. Patient care is always our team’s first priority.

In the tradition of St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, the Ambulatory Imaging Center at Carlstadt ensures that our patients will always be treated with the utmost care and respect, and provided with accurate diagnostic imaging exams and quick turnaround on reports.

Services at the St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Carlstadt include MRI, 64 Slice CT, Biograph PET/CT, SPECT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and Digital Radiography.

The St. Joseph’s Ambulatory Imaging Center at Carlstadt is accred-ited through the American College of Radiology for MRI, CT, PET/CT, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine. The Center also offersthe following specialized services:

• Musculoskeletal MRI with Metal Suppression Technology• Prostate MRI• Peripheral Vascular MRA and CTA• Oncology Imaging: 64 slice PET-CT Biograph scanning• Sodium Fluoride PET-CT scanning to evaluate for Metastatic

Bone Disease• FDG PET-CT evaluation for DementiaSt. Joseph’s Imaging Center at Carlstadt’s impressive team includes

20 subspecialty-trained American Board of Radiology certified physician-experts who provide fast and accurate interpretations of our high resolution imaging.

“SJAICC is sensitive to the needs of our community. A newer St. Joseph’s affiliated center, our team is planning to meet with local places of worship and community outreach centers. We have also translated all of our forms for our extensive Polish speaking neighbors,” said Administrative Director Joanne Durney, RT, MPA. We have lateweekday appointments and Saturday availability for our patients' needs..

Imaging Subspecialists of North Jersey, LLC, is an affiliate of St. Joseph’s Healthcare System. ISNJ prides itself in expertise, comfort, and service.

Edward Milman, MD, the Medical Director of ISNJ at Wayne Valley Imaging, is Director of MRI and Section Chief of Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Dr. Milman is certified by the American Board of Radiology and holds Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society Certification in Body MRI, Orthopedic MRI and Neuroradiology MRI, as well as RPVI (Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter) and is Level III certified in Cardiac CT.

This radiology group is led by Frank Yuppa, MD, RVT, Chairman of Radiology at St. Joseph’s. Dr. Yuppa hand selected board-certified, fellowship trained, subspecialty radiologists who also provide care at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. This exceptional group of 20 radiologists is one of the largest and most comprehensive practices in the state.

Comprehensive Service: MRI from a New Perspective• On-site board-certified Radiologists with subspecialty training

in Body Imaging, Musculoskeletal and Neuro MRI• Wide Bore MRI - great for claustrophobic patients• Vascular imaging & vascular anatomy imaged without con-

trast injection• Comfortable and quiet - new MRI imaging system reduces

exam noise up to 90%• MRI/MRA and Digital X-ray• Easy scheduling• Most insurance accepted• Courteous and compassionate staff Commitment to Communities and Education:Dr. Milman has been involved in many research projects which

have been published and provides education to medical students. One of the ways ISNJ reaches out to the community is through

its participation in PAST (Pain Alternatives, Solutions and Treatment for Retired Professional Athlete’s Group) comprised of a prominent group of medical professionals from many specialties who donate their time and services to treat aging former profes-sional athletes who find themselves without health insurance or funds to cover their much needed health care. “We are their radiol-ogy connection,” Dr. Milman states. n

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