Quality care begins with an accurate diagnosis. The Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging Center at South County Hospital is your Southern Rhode Island resource for the latest advances in medical imaging delivered in a private, comfortable setting.
Our Diagnostic Imaging Center has a highly-trained staff of board-certified radiologists, technologists, and sonographers who are committed to providing you with compassionate, personalized care. Our imaging department has the latest diagnostic imaging equipment, to give the best possible results.
The Diagnostic Imaging Center is accredited by the American College of Radiology. We maintain electronic records of our imaging studies through our Picture Archiving and Storage System (PACS) – an important benefit should you require emergency care or treatment.
In addition to our hospital campus, diagnostic imaging services are offered at our Medical & Wellness Centers in East Greenwich, Warwick, and Westerly.
The comprehensive range of diagnostic imaging services offered includes the following:
Bone densitometry is a special type of X-ray that measures bone mineral density (BMD). It is used primarily to detect osteopenia or osteoporosis, diseases in which BMD is low, increasing the risk of fractures.
Hospital Campus, Wakefield
Please check-in at the Hospital Patient Information Desk
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7 a.m-5 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - East Greenwich
Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Our Cardiac Catheterization Lab is a diagnostic facility that identifies and treats a variety of cardiac ailments through the use of imaging techniques. Steven Fera, MD, director of the lab, is a member of the faculty at Brown University Medical School and trains physicians in cardiac catheterization. To learn more, call 401 788-3908.
Hospital Campus
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Computed Tomography (CT) is a computerized X-ray imaging scan that is processed by a computer to generate cross-sectional images, or slices, of the body’s organs. Each year, the Diagnostic Imaging Center at South County Hospital performs thousands of CT studies.
Your CT exams are performed by certified technologists and interpreted by Board Certified radiologists. If, after scheduling your CT scan, you have questions, call 401 788-1486.
Hospital Campus, Wakefield
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday appointments available
Yearly lung cancer screening with low-dose CT has been shown to save lives by finding cancer early. This screening is recommended for people who are at a high risk for lung cancer.
To be a candidate for lung screening, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Take this Lung Cancer Risk Quiz and Determine Your Eligibility for Screening
If eligible, ask your doctor to schedule you for a lung cancer screening at South County Hospital.
Hospital Campus, Wakefield
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday appointments available
Interventional radiology encompasses image-guided diagnostic procedures that can offer an alternative to conventional surgery. These procedures are minimally invasive procedures and performed by board certified interventional radiologists. To learn more and discuss options, please consult your physician.
Hospital Campus
When physician referral is received, the Hospital calls the patient to schedule.
At South County Hospital's Women's Imaging Center, you'll find the most advanced technology -- 3D mammography -- used by certified mammography technologists and interpreted by Board Certified radiologists. Mammograms are also performed at the Medical & Wellness Centers:
We offer convenient hours six days a week, including early morning and evenings. Weekend appointments are also available.
To schedule your imaging appointment or for more information, call 401 788-1486.
Hospital Campus, Wakefield
Please check-in at the Hospital Patient Information Desk
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7 a.m-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - East Greenwich
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - Westerly
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m, evening appointments available
Our facilities are accredited by the American College of Radiology.
South County Hospital’s MRI suite is designed for your comfort and staffed by some of the most experienced technologists in the state.
MRI provides exquisite details of the brain, spinal cord, and vascular anatomy. High risk breast cancer patients can also be a candidate for MRI. Patients with compatible, MRI conditional cardiac pacemakers will be able to have MRI exams when needed.
To ensure a comfortable experience, technologists will provide noise-canceling headphones and let you select your favorite music. We perform thousands of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies every year, and you’ll have access to your results on your portal whenever you need them.
Hospital Campus
100 Kenyon Avenue, Wakefield
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.;
Saturday appointments available
South County Health boasts the latest in MRI technology--the Siemans Magnetom Aera MRI machine, located at the hospital's main campus and the Medical & Wellness Center in Westerly. It is considered to be a top-of-the-line system in its class.
Among the benefits to patients:
Nuclear medicine is a diagnostic examination that provides images of body anatomy and functioning. The images are developed based on the detection of energy emitted from a radioactive substance given to the patient. Among the most common nuclear medicine tests are the whole-body scan, bone scan, thyroid imaging and uptake, as well as renal and liver function scans.
Hospital Campus
100 Kenyon Avenue, Wakefield
Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ultrasound is a noninvasive imaging test that evaluates soft tissue organs in your body. Our department is accredited by the American College of Radiology, all of our technologists are registered to perform ultrasounds for abdominal, vascular, obstetric, gynecologic, small parts and breast. Breast biopsies are offered in the department as well as dense breast screenings. While annual mammograms are the best screening tool, supplementary screening with an ultrasound or MRI can be useful. Mammograms can be as accurate at 98% in a fatty breast, but our sensitivity can drop to as low as 30% in women with extremely dense breast tissue.
Hospital Campus, Wakefield
Please check in at the Hospital Patient Information Desk
Monday-Friday 7am-7pm
Medical & Wellness Center- East Greenwich
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - Warwick
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - Westerly
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
To schedule your imaging appointment or for more information, call 401 788-1486.
When you choose South County Health for your X-ray services, you can be assured that our highly trained staff is using the most sophisticated imaging technology in a setting designed with your privacy and comfort in mind.
Your X-ray tests are performed by certified technologists and interpreted by Board Certified Radiologists.
Walk-in services available 7 days a week
Please note that you must have a doctor’s order when arriving for a walk-in appointment.
Hospital Campus, Wakefield
Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - East Greenwich
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - Warwick
Sunday-Saturday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Medical & Wellness Center - Westerly
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
To request a copy of your imaging studies, call 401-788-1541.
For other questions, call our radiology reception desk at 401-788-1444.
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