Radiology

The Radiology department at O'Connor Hospital offers the best of both worlds. Our small size allows for shorter appointment waiting times and more personal attention, while our affiliation with Bassett Healthcare gives us access to cutting-edge technology.

O'Connor's Radiology department provides the following high-quality diagnostic imaging services: routine diagnostic radiography, CT scanning, ultrasound, mammography, DEXA scanning (bone densitometry screening for osteoporosis) and Magnetic Reasonance Imaging (MRI).

Emergency radiology services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Outpatient exams are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. MRI services are provided from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

O'Connor began offering MRI services in March, after identifying a need in the Delhi community. Previously, our patients had to drive long distances for this important service, which has replaced more invasive procedures. Magnetic Reasonance Imaging is a high-tech method that produces clear images of the body without the use of X-rays, enabling doctors to detect developing diseases or abnormalities earlier than ever before.

O'Connor Hospital's Radiology department is staffed with experienced technologists certified in each of the services provided and seven board-certified radiologists who are based at The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown and rotate coverage for O'Connor Hospital. Department staff members include Michael A. Viafore, R.T. (R) R.D.M.S., supervisor; Lori Mercadante, R.T. (R) (CT); Albert Klimas, R.T. (R); Diane Hitchcock, R.T. (R)(M); and Barbara Amato, department secretary.

As an FDA-certified mammography facility, O'Connor provides screening and diagnostic mammography services (including breast ultrasound). Because of our small size, and with two staff mammographers, we can often schedule mammograms sooner than many other facilities.

Our CT and ultrasound sections are equipped with teleradiology capability that enables us to transmit exams by computer for interpretations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Soon, we'll be going even more high-tech, thanks to our affiliation with Bassett Healthcare. Bassett radiologists in Cooperstown have already traded in their films and light boxes for a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), and this exciting technology will be coming soon to O'Connor. The new, filmless system will be used for ultrasounds, CT scans, X-rays, MRIs and other studies, which will now be read from digital computer images from anywhere in the Bassett network or the authorized provider's home.

For more information on O'Connor Hospital's Radiology department, call (607) 746-0375.