Intermountain Subsidiary Setting Up Stand-Alone Imaging Centers
Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare is launching its own stand-alone outpatient imaging center subsidiary.
Tellica Imaging will offer non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) services at three Utah locations—Ogden, West Valley City, and Orem—beginning in late 2021. Up to five additional locations are being planned for 2022, with more to come in subsequent years.
Intermountain, a nonprofit system with 25 hospitals and 225 clinics, in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, said Tellica locations will offer the flat-rate prices that fall below the costs in typical hospital-based imaging settings. “While hospital-based imaging services remain an important part of the care process, particularly in emergency situations and when complex imaging services are needed, many patients prefer to access CT scan and MRI imaging services in convenient settings closer to home,” said Nannette Berensen, PharmD, M.B.A., vice president and chief operating officer of clinical shared services at Intermountain. Berensen is the chair of the board and interim chief executive officer of Tellica Imaging.
Even with the launch of Tellica, Berensen said she anticipates that Intermountain’s hospital-based imaging services will continue to grow.
Tellica plans to hire approximately 20 people to cover the three centers slated to open later this year. A national search is in progress for a CEO of Tellica Imaging. Two executive roles have been filled. Brad Isaacson, Ph.D., M.B.A., is Tellica’s chief operating officer. He joined Intermountain in 2015 and has served as venture value creation and business development director for Intermountain Ventures. Douglas Greally, M.D., is Tellica’s chief medical officer. He has served as associate medical director of imaging operations at Intermountain Healthcare since 2018.
