New MRI Partnership

Shields and Lowell General Hospital Partner for MRI.

Shields Health Care Group, New England’s largest network of independent imaging centers, announced their new partnership with Lowell General Hospital, a leading community hospital. This new arrangement will provide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services at the hospital’s two locations in Lowell and North Chelmsford, ensuring patients experience superior value and service, while providing diagnostic imaging services with the highest standards of quality and safety.

Lowell General Hospital is a highly-regarded community-owned hospital and chose to partner with Shields for their MRI service based on shared values and culture between the two organizations, and Shields’ commitment to providing sophisticated technology, operational support and scheduling. The exceptional team of radiologists from Commonwealth Radiology Group will continue to provide patients and physicians leading diagnostic care using existing advanced technology.

“As our hospital services continue to grow and thrive, we believe Shields Health Care Group is the partner of choice due to their focus on care, service and value, which is a priority at Lowell General Hospital.” Said Jody White, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lowell General Hospital. “We have aligned ourselves with an organization that shares our core values in which we pride ourselves and are confident that this partnership will enhance our network and position us for further growth.”

Tom Shields Jr., President of Shields Health Care Group said, “We are excited about this new opportunity with Lowell General Hospital. Partnerships like this one are an integral part of what enables Shields to provide the very highest quality service in a wide range of modalities, helping us build a network of imaging centers unlike any other.”

Shields has 19 partnerships with top healthcare providers throughout Massachusetts including Baystate Health, UMass Memorial Healthcare, Winchester Hospital, Tufts Medical Center, Lahey Clinic, HealthAlliance, and Southcoast Healthcare Systems. Shields recently announced the expansion of their PET/CT partnership with Cape Cod Healthcare to include radiation oncology services and MRI and CT services. The partnership with Lowell General Hospital is one of three new partnerships within the past eight months.

Shields Health Care Group is a family-owned business and was New England’s first independent MRI provider 25 years ago. Today, Shields has more than 25 ACR-accredited locations throughout Massachusetts and strong partnerships with some of the top healthcare and technology providers in the country. Shields provides a diverse offering of MRI, Radiation Oncology, CT, PET/CT Imaging and Virtual Radware services. It is the Shields focus, experience, and commitment that have helped the company grow to be the largest and most technically advanced network of medical imaging and diagnostic and treatment facilities and the largest network of radiation oncology treatment centers in New England.

Lisa Campisi 774-328-2397