Thirty practices with a combined list of 175 417 patients had open access to the radiology services provided by the district.
Referrals from general practice made up 40% of the workload of the district's radiology service.
This requirement should be specified in the tender document for the purchase of radiology services.
But Winthrop is paying $18.50 a square foot because its space, which it will use for radiology services, is in the building's basement.
Looking ahead, the hospital sees a need to expand its interventional radiology services, which includes the use of catheters for diagnosis and treatment.
Pill Hill is named for its concentration of doctors' offices, laboratories, radiology services and physical-therapy centers.
The hospital also offers radiology services, ultrasound, sterilization center and clinic.
Some of the smaller hospitals had no radiology services, and a few had inadequate heating or water.
Private specialists' consulting suites and radiology services are co-located within the Hospital campus.
He then worked as a teaching fellow in internal medicine for a year, becoming responsible for the radiology service.