Windsong Radiology Hosts Congressman Reynolds

Posted on: 09/01/2006

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Deanna Schiller
Deanna@windsongradiology.com
(716) 631-2500 ext. 204

The Windsong Radiology Group was proud to host Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R – NY) for a meeting at their facility on Tuesday August 22nd.

Windsong is responsible for the employment of nearly 200 families, and serves roughly 300,000 patients per year with the latest in technology including PET/CT, MRI, CT, Digital Mammography, Ultrasound, traditional X-Ray and Dexa scanning.

They discussed that patient access to these important and necessary imaging services could be limited – or even eliminated in some cases – if the cuts included in the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 are implemented on January 1, 2007. More specifically, Windsong President Janet Sung, M.D. advised that these disproportionately large cuts, upwards of 30-50% for many imaging procedures, will make it difficult for the facility to continue to offer the type of timely and thorough care our patients require, and continue to support the number of employees they provide for.

Windsong radiologists asked Congressman Reynolds for his help in supporting H.R. 5704, which calls for a two-year moratorium on the payment reductions while the General Accountability Office (GAO) conducts a study on the likely impact of the cuts on patient access.

Additional information about H.R. 5704 is available by contacting Josh Cooper, Senior Director of Government Relations, or Orrin Marcella, Assistant Director of Congressional Relations, at the American College of Radiology at 202-223-1670.