Winter reminder for patients and caregivers: Carbon monoxide poisoning from vehicle exhaust claims approximately 400 lives across the United States each year. Because there is no distinct odor, color or other indicative factors, victims of the poisoning are often unaware. Symptoms to watch for include headache, nausea, disorientation, and dizziness. Please encourage patients when they register to remind those waiting in the vehicle to be safe during the frigid months where we see a lot of snow – especially during COVID-19 when visitors are limited within the office. 

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At Southtowns Radiology, we strive to be your reliable partners in healthcare.

We are here for physicians and advanced practice providers and their staff members who trust us to meet their patients’ medical imaging needs. We invest in state-of-the-art imaging technology, and facilities that maintain accreditation by the American College of Radiology. And, you can be sure that your studies are read by a board-certified team of radiologists with sub-specialties in women’s imaging, interventional radiology, neurology and cardiac care.

With locations in Hamburg, Orchard Park and West Seneca, we are easily accessible and can often accommodate same-day appointments, or scheduling within 24-48 hours of a request.

We can support you and your team with a patient-centered approach:

Dedicated Provider Line 

716.649.9000 extension 3
If you or your staff have questions regarding a patient, a particular study, or immediate scheduling, call us – we are here to help.

Ask one of our Expert Radiologists

We welcome you or your staff to submit a question to our team of board-certified radiologists. We will do our best to connect you with the physician who can address your question on the same business day (after hours and weekend questions will be addressed as we are able, often the next business day).

Referring Physician Ordering Guide – CT & MRI CPT Codes

We can easily provide you with a CPT Code ‘Cheat Sheet’ for your practice.
Please request a Referring Physician Ordering Guide by submitting the form below:

Appropriate Use Criteria

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has provided evidence-based criteria to help referring providers with decisions around imaging.

Information on Appropriate Use Criteria can be accessed here.
Topics and ratings tables as provided by ACR can be accessed here.

Digital Referral Forms

• Southtowns Radiology General Referral Form
• Southtowns Radiology Breast Imaging Referral Form
• Southtowns Radiology PET/CT Referral Form

Access Images via PACS

Southtowns Radiology offers enhanced communications between our facilities and providers utilizing Philips Intellispace technology. This includes our Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS), which enables physicians and advanced practice providers to access their patients’ images and retrieve reports via a secure encrypted web protocol.

Providers can review patient images and results for most studies via our online imaging portal.

For a copy of patient images on CD/DVD – or – for imaging from a PET/CT study, please call our Senior Radiology Services Manager, Chuck Kuehlewind, at 716-649-9000 ext. 241 or 716.481.4429.  If you need access our secure imaging portal, please contact Chuck to set up an account.

HEALTHeLINK

Southtowns Radiology participates with HEALTHeLINK, a collaboration among hospitals, physicians, health plans and other health care providers in the eight counties (Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming, Alleghany, Genesee, Orleans) of Western New York State to securely exchange clinical information to improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety and mitigate health care costs.

More information on accessing or enrolling in HEALTHeLINK can be accessed here.