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Radisphere^SM to Provide Radiology Services to South Carolina Hospitals

Two Tenet Healthcare Facilities to Better Serve Their Communities

CLEVELAND, OH—September 1, 2010—Radisphere National Radiology Group, a leading, national full-service radiology interpretations provider, has secured agreements with two Tenet Healthcare facilities—Hilton Head Hospital of Hilton Head, SC and East Cooper Medical Center of Mt. Pleasant, SC—to provide a combination of on-site and remote interpretation services as well as full night-time radiology coverage, all with final interpretations. Services have already been deployed at Hilton Head with East Cooper starting this week.

"We are very excited about our new partnerships with Hilton Head Hospital and East Cooper Medical Center," said Scott Seidelmann, president and CEO of Radisphere National Radiology Group. "The benefit of our services for both hospitals goes well beyond their physicians gaining access to the profession's leading radiologists. Sub-specialty radiology and the resulting quality of reports, full final reads after hours, consistent reporting and an integrated critical findings result management solution are all Radisphere services they now utilize that the hospitals did not enjoy previously. This new model helps the hospitals meet their objective to improve overall service levels to better serve the medical staff and patient community," added Seidelmann.

"Our aim is to provide a higher level of service to community hospitals, which have traditionally faced obstacles when it comes to attracting and retaining specialized radiology staff," said Dr. Peter Franklin, co-founder of Radisphere and Chairman of Radiology. "The issues hospitals care about today are timeliness of results and diagnostic accuracy of the interpretations to ensure the best patient care," stated Franklin. "By having a National Radiology Group Practice™ we have the specialized team of highly regarded radiologists across the U.S. available to assist our on-site team, all to serve the local physicians and patients. We also back this up with a rigorous quality system of peer review that exceeds any national norms," he added.

About Radisphere

Radisphere National Radiology Group leads the industry in exceptional radiology professional services to community hospitals. Radisphere is a comprehensive on-site and off-site provider that, due to our specialized Radiologists, enables clients to improve referring physician satisfaction, increase referrals and revenue while minimizing radiology staffing and departmental costs. Along with our locally placed general Radiologists, the Radisphere team of more than 100 specialized Radiologists, who combined are licensed in 50 states, includes: board certified musculoskeletal, neuroradiology, body, cardiac, emergency, pediatric, women's imaging and nuclear medicine, all with advanced modality training. Radisphere utilizes a sophisticated custom-engineered technology platform called radii™ to distribute images, reports, and critical data throughout our network and securely to the hospital enterprise. Founded by pioneer subspecialty Radiologists, Radisphere is located in Cleveland, OH with 250 clients and more than 130 non-physician professional services team members. Visit http://www.radisphere.net or call 866-437-7237.

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