Norman B. Levine, MD, a board certified radiologist with advanced specialty training in Diagnostic Radiology, joined Medical Imaging Northwest on July 1, 2008. Dr. Levine is a highly skilled, fellowship-trained Interventional/Vascular Radiologist.

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Medical Imaging Northwest is a group of private practice radiologists, technologists and staff committed to providing the finest medical imaging technology to our patients and the communities that we serve. Medical Imaging Northwest offers a broad range of services at multiple locations and provides quick, accurate reporting. We attract highly trained physicians (board certified radiologists with fellowship and/or subspecialty training) and registered radiologic technologists with advanced certification and multiple capabilities. We own and operate American College of Radiology accredited imaging centers and provide professional services for the radiology departments of MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare clinics in Auburn, Covington, Kent, Tacoma and Gig Harbor.

Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing/Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone:253-583-8613
Fax: 253-588-8969
E-mail: vbrown@minw.com

MultiCare-Good Samaritan and Medical Imaging Northwest Grow Together

Puyallup WA, Ease for Hospital patients who need imaging services. That's the real reason behind a new equity joint venture between MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Imaging Northwest. "By pooling the resources of these two institutions, patients will have better access to the wide array of imaging services in areas convenient to them," explains John Long, President of MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital. The name of this new venture will be Diagnostic Imaging Northwest, an alliance of Medical Imaging Northwest and MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital.

"Puyallup and surrounding East Pierce County is not the sleepy little farming communities they were when I first came to this area 25 years ago," says Andrew Levine, MD, Chair, Medical Imaging Nortwest, LLP. "Neither is Good Samaritan Hospital."

As the community has evolved, so has the medical staff, with an increasing array of specialty and subspecialty clinicians. The growth has allowed residents to say close to home to have their medical needs met. This will be further enhanced with the upcoming building of the MultiCare-Good Samaritan Patient Care Tower, already in progress across the street from the current Good Samaritan Hospital.

It is this growth that inspired MultiCare-Good Samaritan to contact Medical Imaging Northwest 18-months ago about providing more collaborative imaging services to the residents of East Pierce County.

Beginning in October 2008, Medical Imaging Northwest and MultiCare-Good Samaritan will operate imaging facilities at multiple locations in East Pierce County, including downtown Puyallup at Puyallup Imaging Center, South Hill at Sunrise Imaging Center and Bonney Lake at Bonney Lake Imaging Center.

The services this new joint venture will provide include 3 fully digital centers that house High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Radiography and Fluoroscopy, Interventional Radiology, Ultrasound, Digital Mammography, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Ultrasound Guided Biopsy and Bone Densitometry.

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Medical Imaging Northwest is a group of private practice radiologists, technologists and staff committed to providing the finest medical imaging technology to our patients and the communities that we serve. Medical Imaging Northwest offers a broad range of services at multiple locations and provides quick, accurate reporting. We attract highly trained physicians (board certified radiologists with fellowship and/or subspecialty training) and registered radiologic technologists with advanced certification and multiple capabilities. We own and operate American College of Radiology accredited imaging centers and provide professional services for the radiology departments of MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare clinics in Auburn, Covington, Kent, Tacoma and Gig Harbor.

Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing/Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone:253-583-8613
Fax: 253-588-8969
E-mail: vbrown@minw.com

Adding to its expert leadership team, Medical Imaging Northwest welcomes Keith E. Arnzen as Administrator.

Arnzen received his M.B.A. from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. and his B.S of Healthcare Administration from Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.

As Chief Financial Officer of Radia, Inc. P.S., Arnzen lead the Finance Team in the provision of financial oversight, planning, and development of seven physician-owned investment corporations, in a group with 70 plus physicians. Working with hospitals and referring physician offices, he designed mutually beneficial Professional Service Agreements.

“We are pleased to welcome Keith to our team,” says Dr. Andrew Levine, Chair of the Medical Imaging Northwest Executive Committee. “His experience and expertise are an asset to the growth and development of our practice. We look forward to his leadership and the benefits that we will gain.”

“I am pleased to be joining the Medical Imaging Northwest team,” says Arnzen. “Knowing its history in the community, collaboration for quality healthcare for patients, and pleasing environment for staff, I am looking forward to working with MINW physicians and employees to chart a course for exceptional service and exploring growth opportunities."

Medical Imaging Northwest owns and operates three outpatient imaging centers: Puyallup Imaging Center in Puyallup, Sunrise Imaging Center at the Sunrise Campus, South Hill in Puyallup, and Bonney Lake Imaging Center at Bonney Lake Plaza in Bonney Lake. We provide professional services for the radiology departments of Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare Clinics in Auburn, Covington and Kent.

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Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing/Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone:253-583-8613
Fax: 253-588-8969
E-mail: vbrown@minw.com

T. Ben Johnson, D.O., a board-certified radiologist with advanced specialty training in Diagnostic Radiology, joined Medical Imaging Northwest on October 22, 2007. Dr. Johnson is highly-skilled and double fellowship-trained in Cardiovascular Imaging and Body Imaging and Informatics.

Medical Imaging Northwest owns and operates three outpatient imaging centers: Puyallup Imaging Center at 222 15th Ave. SE, Sunrise Imaging Center at 11212 Sunrise Blvd E, Ste. 200 at Sunrise Medical Campus, South Hill in Puyallup and Bonney Lake Imaging Center at 21110 SR 410 E, Ste. 110, Bonney Lake Plaza in Bonney Lake. We provide professional services for the radiology departments of Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare clinics in Auburn, Covington, and Northshore-Tacoma. The practice offers magnetic resonance imaging (MRI and MRA), computed tomography (CT), interventional radiology, Ultrasound, mammography, steriotactic biopsy, Breast MRI, DEXA and other specialty services.

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Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing and Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone: 253-841-4353
Fax: 253-588-8969
E-Mail: vbrown@minw.com

Scott A. Walker, MD, Ph.D., a board-certified radiologist with advanced specialty training in Diagnostic Radiology, joined Medical Imaging Northwest on August 20, 2007. Dr. Walker is a highly- skilled, fellowship-trained Neuroradiologist with a Ph.D. in Physics. He has specialty interest in Neuroradiology, clinical application of functional MRI for surgical planning, functional MRI of acute and chronic pain and near infrared optical imaging.

Medical Imaging Northwest owns and operates three outpatient imaging centers: Puyallup Imaging Center at 222 15th Ave. SE, Sunrise Imaging Center at 11212 Sunrise Blvd E, Ste. 200 at Sunrise Medical Campus, South Hill in Puyallup and Bonney Lake Imaging Center at 21110 SR 410 E, Ste. 110, Bonney Lake Plaza in Bonney Lake. We provide professional services for the radiology departments of Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare clinics in Auburn, Covington, and Northshore-Tacoma. The practice offers magnetic resonance imaging (MRI and MRA), computed tomography (CT), interventional radiology, Ultrasound, mammography, steriotactic biopsy, Breast MRI, DEXA and other specialty services.

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Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing and Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone: 253-841-4353
Fax: 253-588-8969
E-Mail: vbrown@minw.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5/30/2007

Katherine Choi-Chinn, MD, has been named Medical Imaging Director for the new imaging department in the MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park. Located on Point Fosdick Drive in Gig Harbor, this new imaging department will be, like the Medical Park, different from other clinics. "We are pleased to work as a partner with MultiCare in the opening of thie new imaging center where excellent patient service is the standard," said Dr. Chinn. "We feature state-of-the-art technology in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.We are excited to be a part of this community as it grows and prospers."

Dr. Roderick Saxey, MD, a board-certified radiologist with advanced training in Diagnostic Radiology, joined Medical Imaging Northwest on April 1, 2007. Dr. Saxey is a General Radiologist who explains, "Diagnostic imaging has gained central importance in the practice of modern medicine. It is a privilege and a pleasure to assist our clinical colleagues in caring for their patients."

Medical Imaging Northwest owns and operates three outpatient imaging centers: Puyallup Imaging Center at 222 15th Ave. SE, Sunrise Imaging Center at the Sunrise Campus, South Hill in Puyallup and soon to open Bonney Lake Imaging Center located at 21110 SR 410 E., Ste. 110 in Bonney Lake. We provide professional services for the radiology departments of Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare Clinics in Auburn, Covington, Tacoma and Gig Harbor.

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Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing/Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone:253-841-4353
Fax: 253-581-5698
E-mail: vbrown@minw.com

Monday, November 20, 2006, Puyallup Imaging Center, located at 222 15th Ave. SE, in Puyallup, converted their X-ray equipment to Computerized Radiography (CR) for all General X-ray exams.

Approximately 60 to 70% of all radiology procedures are diagnostic screen-film X-ray exams. The ability to convert these exams into a digital format and store them in a PACS system results in increased efficiencies and streamlined workflow. Any move to digital can positively impact operations, helping to maximize productivity and patient throughput.

Now our referring providers will be able to view reports and images in the comfort of their own offices and at home, if needed. We can easily provide a CD of the patient's exam by request. Providers are now able to receive General X-ray that can be used on their office PC or transferred to a PowerPoint presentation that can be used at a conference, a patient consultation or in their patient's chartnotes.

Medical Imaging Northwest owns and operates two outpatient imaging centers: Puyallup Imaging Center at 222 15th Ave. SE and Sunrise Imaging Center at the Sunrise Campus, South Hill in Puyallup. We provide professional services for the radiology departments of Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare Clinics in Auburn, Covington and Tacoma.

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Contact for this release:

Vicki L. Brown
Marketing and Communications Manager
Medical Imaging Northwest
Phone: 253-841-4353
Fax: 253-581-5698
Email: vbrown@minw.com
11/20/06