
UHS’s radiology department performs non-invasive tests at our convenient location on the health center’s ground floor – no appointment needed.
Radiography uses x-rays to produce images of your body. Frequent uses include chest x-rays, to evaluate the lungs, heart and chest wall; and bone x-rays, which can identify breaks, injuries and disease.
No special preparation is needed. The x-ray doesn’t hurt, but you may need to be positioned in a way that feels uncomfortable. If holding a position is difficult, tell the technologist.
If you are, or think you may be, pregnant, it’s important to let the technologist know. Female patients are asked to review and sign a pregnancy statement before having x-rays.
Our technologists are licensed and certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Images are interpreted by board-certified radiologists.
We perform studies requested by your UHS provider; written orders are required. If your provider orders services UHS doesn't offer, including mammography, CT scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), you’ll be referred to an area imaging center or hospital.
Radiology FAQs
Providers only order the tests they need to make a diagnosis or other decisions about your care. You have the right to refuse any test. However, without test results, your provider’s ability to care for you may be affected.
Exams are interpreted by a board-certified radiologist every day, including weekends and holidays.
Test results are given to the ordering provider and placed in your UHS medical record as soon as they're available. You must get the results from a provider or nurse, so they can answer questions about care and medications. The radiology department cannot release results directly to you.
To get your results, call the main UHS number, (413) 577-5000, and ask to leave a message with the clinic where your provider is located. To make a follow-up appointment, call (413) 577-5101.
We can only perform tests ordered by a UHS provider. Your provider at home should not fax test orders to UHS. If you have written orders from your home provider, but want to have your tests at UHS, call (413) 577-5101 to make an appointment with a UHS provider so your tests can be ordered here.
Exams are billed to your primary insurance plan; any balance subject to your insurance policy's deductible is your responsibility to pay.
Radiology exams are noninvasive and there’s generally no pain from them. However, an injury, illness or condition may make the positioning required for the procedure uncomfortable. If you're uncomfortable, please tell the technologist.
UHS has a comprehensive radiation safety program to protect patients and staff from unwarranted radiation exposure. Exams are conducted in ways that ensure exposure is as low as reasonably achievable.
Female patients must read and sign a document which asks whether they are, or think that they may be, pregnant. State law requires us to obtain this information. Radiation exposure may pose possible risks to unborn babies. Pregnant patients are encouraged to take special precautions to avoid exposure, just as they may make other lifestyle changes to minimize possible risks.
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists is the world’s largest credentialing organization for professionals in the medical imaging, interventional radiology and radiation therapy fields. Certification is a voluntary process that includes ongoing education and testing. All UHS technologists are ARRT certified, so you know your care is in good hands!
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