The radiology division at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP) is one of the largest pediatric radiology services in the country. While based at the hospital’s main campus in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, the department also provides neonatal radiology services at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and general radiology services at North, East, and South CHP satellite locations. Subspecialty-trained pediatric radiologists, who also comprise the Pediatric Radiology Division conduct more than 130,000 procedures annually, including MR, CT, X-ray, fluoroscopy, ultrasound and interventional procedures.

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is equipped with four ultrasound units, two radiographic and fluoroscopy units, one interventional radiology suite, and five radiology rooms. UPMC Presbyterian, which is adjacent to CHP, provides CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine services. In 2009, CHP will move into a new, state-of-the-art, 263-bed hospital in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. In addition to the hospital, the new facility will house a research complex, ambulatory care center and faculty and administrative office space.

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report and is the only hospital in western Pennsylvania devoted solely to the care of infants, children and young adults. Learn more at www.chp.edu.

The radiology department at UPMC Mercy offers a full-range of diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures. A dedicated team of subspecialty trained radiologists staff the site daily and conduct approximately 125,000 procedures per year, including highly specialized neuro-interventional procedures, such as embolization and coiling of aneurysms; peripheral and vascular interventional procedures and oncology-related interventions. The Department of Radiology at Mercy has strong relationships with the hospital’s departments of neurosurgery and otolaryngology, among others. UPMC Mercy is an accredited stroke imaging center, and a diagnostic radiology residency training site.

Radiology services offered at the hospital include nuclear cardiology and nuclear medicine, PET, ultrasound, mammography, echocardiography, fluoroscopy, x-ray, CT and MRI; equipment highlights include three CTs, one a 40-slice, a 1.5T GE MR, and a new DEXA scanner.

In 1847, the Sisters of Mercy established the Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh — the first hospital in Pittsburgh and the first Mercy Hospital in the world. It merged with UPMC to become UPMC Mercy on January 1, 2008. Learn more by visiting http://www.upmc.com/hospitalsfacilities/upmcmercy.

Mohsin Rahman, MD Chief of Radiology

To schedule an appointment with UPMC Mercy Department of Radiology, call 412-232-7921. UPMC Mercy 1400 Locust Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219

UPMC St. Margaret radiology provides cutting-edge imaging services in a community setting. The newly redesigned and remodeled facility includes a new CT suite, with 8, 16, and 64-slice CT scanners; and an MR suite, with three new 1.5T MR scanners, including a Siemens Espree 1.5T wide bore system. A state-of-the-art interventional suite equipped with two new GE Innova 4100 systems provides high-resolution imaging and exceptional peripheral vascular capabilities, as well as the latest in 3-D imaging software. The expansion and remodeling, completed in 2006, was in response to the growing patient demand at this thriving suburban hospital. Currently, the dedicated team of on-site radiologists perform more than 156,000 procedures annually. The radiology department is equipped with UPMC’s state-of-the-art PACS (Philips’ iSite).

UPMC St. Margaret has been named among the nation’s top 100 hospitals by Solucient, an Illinois-based health care information consulting firm, and to Consumers Digest’s list of 50 Exceptional U.S. Hospitals. UPMC St. Margaret is a 250-bed acute care teaching and community hospital situated on a 21-acre campus near Aspinwall, a desirable Pittsburgh suburb.  St. Margaret officially merged with UPMC in 1997 and serves more than 200,000 residents in Pittsburgh’s northern and eastern suburbs. UPMC St. Margaret is known regionally for its expertise in arthritis, bariatric surgery, gerontology, orthopedics, and family medicine.

The hospital’s campus includes two medical office buildings with capacity for more than 100 physicians, as well as a cardiac rehabilitation and sports medicine center.  In addition, the campus houses St. Margaret School of Nursing and UPMC St. Margaret School of Practical Nursing.

David Lackner, MD Chief of Radiology

Natrona Heights, the UPMC St. Margaret-affiliated outpatient imaging center, offers CT, MR and diagnostic x-ray services;

To schedule an appointment with UPMC St. Margaret or UPMC Natrona Heights Departments of Radiology, call 866-331-9800.

UPMC St. Margaret
815 Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15215

UPMC Natrona Heights
1604 Burtner Road
Natrona Heights, PA 15065

The radiology departments at UPMC Passavant Hospital, UPMC Passavant Cranberry and the North Hills Imaging Center are the premier imaging locations in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Radiology facilities, equipment and imaging services are state-of-the-art. Recent renovations and additions at both hospital sites have added 64-slice CT, PET/CT, an updated MR suite and a new CT fluoroscopy room. Passavant Cranberry, a 25-bed specialty hospital, is attached to a full-service outpatient imaging center which has a newly designed, comprehensive breast center offering mammography and image-guided biopsy performed by dedicated breast imaging specialists. The radiologists who serve UPMC Passavant are a team of subspecialty trained experts who focus on both their dedicated area of interest and general radiology. Through iSite PACS and teleconferencing, Passavant’s radiologists interact with UPMC’s academic hub in Oakland, consulting on cases and participating in training and academic conferences. PACS (with integrated dictation) is available at all three UPMC Passavant-affiliated locations.

UPMC Passavant, the main site of this thriving community system, is a 300-bed evolving tertiary care hospital that is a recognized leader in cancer care, cardiac care, orthopedics, women’s care and spine surgery. The main campus is currently undergoing an 188,000-square-foot, $100 million expansion that will add significant new resources, including a new patient pavilion, and will be completed in 2010. To learn more, log on to http://www.upmc.com/HospitalsFacilities/UPMCPassavant.

Lance Williams, MD Chief of Radiology

To schedule an appointment with UPMC Passavant Departments of Radiology, call:

UPMC Passavant
9100 Babcock Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-367-6444

UPMC Passavant Cranberry
3 St. Francis Way
Cranberry, PA 16066
724-772-5330

UPMC Passavant North Hills
1140 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-364-6435