Maryland’s Health Matters - BWMC - Fall 2017 - 14

FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY

A WINNING
PARTNERSHIP

UM BWMC
and Advanced
Radiology's
successful
collaboration

he University of Maryland
Baltimore Washington
Medical Center (UM BWMC)

and Advanced Radiology share
common goals: to enhance the patient
experience, improve the health of
the community and advance clinical
services. The key to meeting those
objectives, says Advanced Radiology
president David Safferman, MD,
is having leaders who listen, collaborate
and engage in productive partnerships.
For a long time, Advanced Radiology
and UM BWMC have worked together
to achieve new, forward-thinking

The state-of-the-art GE Discovery
750w, an MR system combining a 70 cm
wide-open bore with 3.0T magnet strength,
was installed in the Aiello Center on UM
BWMC's campus last June.

goals for the community.
"UM BWMC knows the community and is proactive about achieving what's next in health care," says
Kenny Ames, senior vice president of
mid-Atlantic operations for Advanced
Radiology. "So when they come to
us with a plan, we do our best to

Radiology. UM BWMC leaders imme-

findings are further reviewed by

support their proposed initiatives.

diately engaged with Advanced

a multidisciplinary team.

Basically, our position is: If it's impor-

Radiology to create a multidisciplinary

tant to you, it's important to us."

program to diagnose lung disease

particularly important to the Anne

The two organizations often

Launching this program was

at beginning stages and reduce

Arundel population. Over many years,

partner on new concepts in care.

mortality. High-risk patients receive

mortality rates for lung cancer have

An example of successful collabora-

a thorough health history review,

been notably higher in Anne Arundel

tion is UM BWMC's Lung Screening

followed by a noninvasive, low-dose

County compared with the state

Program, a comprehensive approach

screening CT scan at Advanced

overall. Leaders at UM BWMC and

initially proposed by Advanced

Radiology. Scans with positive

Advanced Radiology saw this as

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