The Department also provides funding for technologists to attend out of city conferences and seminars. On call coverage is also provided. The Nursing Manager is in charge of nursing coverage. Transportation services are provided to the radiology department by the contracted transportation services vendor. Transport attendants are assigned to the radiology area.
Service is provided seven days a week, both days and evenings.
A monthly Difficult Case Conference and twice-yearly Morbidity and Mortality Conference address departmental invasive procedure complications and difficult cases. Sub-groups operate under the control of each of these committees on an as needed basis. Continuous Quality Improvement Committees within the Department of Radiology interface with Organizational CQI Groups through a variety of mechanisms. First, the Director of Professional Services is a member of the Hospital's Performance Improvement Council. Second, personnel within the Department of Radiology participate on a variety of Hospital CQI groups and other hospital Patient Care Committees.