Essentia Health-Lisbon Clinic Now Offering General Radiology Services

In celebration of National Radiologic Technology Week, Essentia Health is proud to now be offering general radiology services at our new Essentia Health-Lisbon Clinic.

Patients are able to complete X-ray exams at the clinic, including chest, abdomen, spine and extremity X-rays.

X-rays are used to create black-and-white pictures of the inside of your body. This common imaging test is quick, easy and noninvasive. Getting an X-ray can help your doctor diagnose a health condition and develop a treatment plan.

Your doctor may recommend an X-ray to:

• Diagnose broken bones or fractures.

• Assess your bone and joint health.

• Find foreign objects in your body.

• Screen for or diagnose breast cancer (mammogram).

• Diagnose or monitor treatment for lung conditions, such as pneumonia, emphysema and lung cancer.

• Diagnose digestive conditions, such as gallstones and intestinal blockages.

As of Nov. 1, 105 X-ray exams have been completed since the clinic’s opening on Monday, Aug. 28, underscoring our commitment to providing care closer to home for the patients we serve.

“Our technologist performed 40 exams in the first two weeks after the X-ray system was installed,” said Bret Beach, imaging manager at Essentia Health. “This really highlights the importance and need for this service, for both our patients and our providers, and the convenience it offers.”

According to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, this week is an annual celebration to recognize the vital work of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals in patient care and health care safety. National Radiologic Technology Week falls during the week of Nov. 8, the day that German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the X-ray in 1895.