Charleston Imaging Center Becomes Division of East Cooper Medical Center
January 26, 2011
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – January 24, 2011 – East Cooper Medical Center recently announced that Charleston Imaging has become a division of the hospital’s growing system. The deal was finalized Wednesday, January 19, 2011.
Founded in 2006 by David Goltra, MD, Charleston Imaging is an outpatient diagnostic and interventional radiology center and is accredited by the American College of Radiology. Charleston Imaging has developed a reputation of providing superior clinical images, as well as excellence in interventional procedures, and will continue to offer patients the same high-quality, compassionate care.
Located near the I-526 and Long Point Road intersection at 582 Lone Tree Drive in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston Imaging will continue to operate under the same name, but shall be identified as a division of East Cooper Medical Center.
We are extremely proud of the unique nature of Charleston Imaging, said Dr. David Goltra. We can image, diagnose and treat patients in one office, and typically in a short amount of time. The partnership [with ECMC] will allow us to offer patients even more diagnostic services and an expansion of care.
Charleston Imaging’s focus will remain the same — to offer comprehensive radiology services by highly trained specialists. Now, Charleston Imaging’s patients will benefit from the easily accessible continuum-of-care provided at East Cooper Medical Center– care that patients travel the globe to receive, said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, chief executive officer of East Cooper Medical Center. We’re delighted Charleston Imaging will be joining the East Cooper family. Their excellent reputation speaks volumes about the quality of care they provide, and their mission fits perfectly with ours — to provide high quality healthcare services to the Lowcountry.
ABOUT EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER
East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina, is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of services including 24-hour emergency care, women’s and children’s services, diagnostic imaging and interventional services, orthopedics, sports medicine, pain care, adult and pediatric rehabilitation services, wound care services and surgical care, including nationally recognized spine surgery and breast reconstruction surgery. East Cooper Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more, visit www.eastcoopermedctr.com
ABOUT CHARLESTON IMAGING
Charleston Imaging provides cutting edge imaging technology managed by board-certified fellowship-trained radiologists, and is capable of generating images that are unsurpassed in resolution and clinical detail. Charleston Imaging was formed by local physicians in 2006 with the goal of providing South Carolinians with convenient, state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging at an economical price. Our center provides a comfortable and relaxing environment along with compassionate, highly experienced technologists to deliver the best experience possible. Services Offered: MRI, CT, Digital X-ray, Ultrasound, Image Guided Procedures.
