![]() All services are available 24/7, including weekends and holidays with little to no wait times. Thank you to all the awesome men and women RT’s of Altus Emergency Centers! Our Caring Emergency Trained Personnel Are Here for You We Are Just Around the Corner When You Need ER HelpĮach ER team is highly efficient in treating chest and abdominal pains, pediatric emergencies, flu symptoms, sports injuries, bone breaks, and fractures, as well as all other major and minor injuries. We appreciate and value their hard work every day, and hope you join us to celebrate and honor their valuable contributions not just this week, but every week. Those that truly care for the well-being of the patients and their co-workers, and that is why our incredible team of medical imaging professionals has no rival. One of the things Altus Emergency Centers is extremely proud of is the quality of patient care we offer, and this is only possible when you employ, not only the best professionals but also the kindest, most dedicated human beings. ![]() This is not always an easy task, as patients who enter the emergency room are for the most part in pain, they are most certainly scared, and agitated, this is especially true when the patient is a child.Īside from having the most advanced medical imagining equipment available, we also have the most qualified radiologic technologists in the area. Patience and great communication skills are also important, what most people do not understand is that to obtain a quality diagnostic image that will provide all the necessary information for the doctors to make a correct diagnosis, Radiology Tech’s or R.T.’s must position the patient perfectly, and provide accurate and detailed instructions of what to do and not do during the procedure. What Does Being a Radiologic Technologist Imply?įor starters, the profession requires individuals to have good physical stamina, the hours are long and most of the time it is spent standing, moving heavy equipment, and mobilizing injured patients.Īttention to detail is critical, emergency radiologists help Altus ER physicians diagnose and treat sudden illnesses as well as injuries, therefore providing quality imaging is of the utmost importance. The week-long celebration aims to shine a light on the important work medical imaging professionals perform every day in our emergency centers helping us save lives and improve patient care. This week, in honor of the 126th anniversary of the discovery of the X-Ray’s by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, we celebrate the National Radiologic Technology Week. No, we are not talking about spies or psychics, we are, of course, referring to our brilliant team of radiology technologists. ![]() They work behind the scenes and most of the time they go unseen, and yet they have the power to see right through you. She is committed to providing the best quality care, and she is an incredible asset to the NWR team.Happy National Radiology Tech Week! Beaming With Pride! Honoring National Radiology Tech Week “The best part of my job is getting to know the patients I care for,” Erica said.Įrica is also a busy wife and mom who enjoys watching her kids in their sports and activities, walking and playing with her dogs, and traveling, in her spare time.Ī typical work day for Erica includes: injecting and scanning patients working up the studies and making them presentable for the radiologist acquiring patients’ previous exams for the next day’s schedule calling patients and going over the preps and ordering doses for the next day. She has been a technologist for 20 years and an important member of the NWR team for 16 years.Įrica has a great way of putting patients at ease with her friendly smile, positive attitude and comforting tone. She is responsible for administering radioactive isotopes to patients and imaging the body part that is indicated. Erica Hightower is one of our highly skilled Nuclear Medicine PET/CT technologists.
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