Diagnostic Imaging

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Bravera Health offers a range of imaging services to provide patients with diagnostic and therapeutic services. Our imaging and radiology services teams work with doctors, nurses and other clinicians to deliver care. Our digital imaging technology allows doctors to access test results immediately, so treatment can begin more quickly.

From biopsies and X-rays to complex endoscopic procedures and digital mammography, we offer a variety of imaging services delivered by knowledgeable technologists. We offer:

• Biopsy
• Bone densitometry
• Breast imaging
• CT
• DaTscan (Spring Hill)
• Echocardiogram (Seven Rivers)
• Fluoroscopy
• Interventional radiology
• Lung cancer screening
• MRI
• Nuclear medicine
• Ultrasound
• X-ray

Our trained imaging technologists are certified with advanced registries and are focused on patient safety and comfort.

In most instances, at Bravera Health Seven Rivers, your physician's office staff will schedule your imaging procedure and provide you with a physician's order. Please be sure to bring your Diagnostic Services Prescription (physician's order) with you on the day of the procedure -- it allows us to perform the test. To be fully prepared and to ensure your procedure goes as smoothly as possible, follow the preparation instructions provided by your physician or those found on the back of the Diagnostic Services Prescription for your specific procedure.

When you come to the hospital, go first to the Admitting area that is located just inside the front double doors. In addition to your physician's orders (with diagnosis), bring a photo identification, list of allergies, list of medications (with dosages, including over-the-counter medications) and insurance information. Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to your scheduled appointment time to accommodate the registration process.

To schedule your own appointment, please call One-Call Scheduling at (352) 795-8394.

Imaging Studies Requests

Bravera Health Spring Hill's diagnostic imaging department is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for emergency patients and inpatients. Outpatient appointments are scheduled from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through our One Call Scheduling Center by calling (352) 684-7555. Walk-ins are accommodated for many procedures which don't require preparation or authorization. If you must cancel or reschedule your appointment, please call our One Call Scheduling Center at least 24 hours in advance.

Our trained imaging technologists are certified with advanced registries and are focused on patient safety and comfort. Bravera Health Brooksville and Spring Hill have been awarded accreditation in ultrasound as the result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal body parts to help providers diagnose illness, injury or other medical problems.

Frequently Asked Questions About Accreditation

What should I know about radiation safety?
Before your imaging procedure be sure to ask your physician the following questions:

• Why is the test needed?
• How will having the test improve my care?
• Are there alternatives that do not use radiation and deliver similar results?
• Is the facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR)?
• Are pediatric and adult tests delivered using the appropriate radiation doses?

Why should I have my imaging exam done at an accredited facility?
When you see the gold seals of accreditation prominently displayed in our imaging facility, you can be sure that you are in a facility that meets standards for imaging quality and safety. Look for the ACR Gold Seals of Accreditation.

To achieve the ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation, our facility's personnel qualifications, equipment requirements, quality assurance, and quality control procedures have gone through a rigorous review process and have met specific qualifications. It's important for patients to know that every aspect of the ACR accreditation process is overseen by board-certified, expert radiologists and medical physicists in advanced diagnostic imaging.

What does ACR accreditation mean?

• Our facility has voluntarily gone through a vigorous review process to ensure that we meet nationally-accepted standards of care.
• Our personnel are well qualified, through education and certification, to perform mdical imaging, interpret your images, and administer your radiation therapy treatments.
• Our equipment is appropriate for the test or treatment you will receive, and our facility meets or exceeds quality assurance and safety guidelines.

What does the gold seal mean?
When you see the ACR gold seal, you can rest assured that your prescribed imaging test will be done at a facility that has met the highest level of imaging quality and radiation safety. The facility and its personnel have gone through a thorough review to earn accreditation status by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the largest and oldest imaging accrediting body in the U.S. and a professional organization of 34,000 physicians.