MADISON COUNTY, IL (KMOX) - Anderson Hospital in the Metro East has temporarily closed their outpatient radiology locations.
This includes Maryville Imaging, Goshen Imaging, Anderson Hospital Imaging Center, and Community Hospital in Staunton.
These closures are effective until August 14th, or this Thursday.
KMOX requested an interview, however, the public relations spokesperson Natalie Head referred us to the website, which says in part:
"Like many healthcare systems across the country, Anderson Healthcare is being impacted by a national shortage of radiologists and radiology technologists. This ongoing workforce challenge has created widespread delays in radiology report turnaround times."
KMOX wanted to know if this affects in-patient testing and Head says they are still handing all inpatient, urgent care and emergency needs, as well as any cases that physicians determine to be urgent.
Outpatient diagnostic mammography will remain open and continue to operate as usual during this time.
Right now, we’re seeing delays of seven days or more in radiology report turnaround times.