**Exhibit 31.1**

 

# **CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO**

# **RULE 15d-14**

# **OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

 

I, Steven T. Plochocki, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this annual report onForm 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003 of InSight Health Services HoldingsCorp.;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report doesnot contain any untrue statement of an material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the prior covered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in thisreport;

 

4.               The Registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))for the Registrant and have:

 

(a)          Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to theRegistrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisreport is being prepared;

 

(b)         [Omitted in reliance on SEC Release No.33-8238; 34-47986 Section III.E.]

 

(c)          Evaluated the effectiveness of theRegistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this reportour conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on suchevaluation; and

 

(d)         Disclosed in this report any change in theRegistrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theRegistrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarterin the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financialreporting; and

 

5.               The Registrant’sother certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’sauditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (orpersons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)          All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adverselyaffect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and

 

(b)         Any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:  September 25, 2003

 
|   |   |                                   | /s/ Steven T.  Plochocki |   |   |   |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|   |   | President and  Chief Executive Officer |                     |   |

 

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