Hospital Radiology Coverage

Clear Your Radiology Backlog, Hit TAT Targets, and Maintain 24/7 Coverage While Lowering Costs. We will build the ideal hybrid radiology practice for you.

For Hospital CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, and Radiology Chiefs: We build a flexible hybrid on‑site + teleradiology practice that absorbs volume spikes, protects SLAs, and reduces your dependence on locums without disrupting existing workflows.

30 minutes. We review your current setup and tell you exactly where your exposure is.

Before you read anything else, watch this first.

How FlexRads works inside a hospital radiology workflow.

350+ Board-Certified Radiologists
Subspecialty Expertise Across All Modalities
Direct PACS and RIS Integration
AI-Driven Workflows
Dedicated Team for Your Hospital

If any of this sounds familiar, keep reading.

The coverage death loop

The burnout spiral

Volume is up. Your radiologists are stretched. One person takes leave and you are calling a locum agency for thousands of dollars a day for someone who has never seen your workflow and is gone in two weeks. Then it happens again next quarter.

The locum budget problem

Costs that keep growing

Hospital radiology departments across the country are spending six figures annually on locum coverage. Per-hour rates, agency markups, travel stipends, credentialing delays. Money leaving your facility every time there is a gap. The gap never fully closes because the underlying model was never built to close it.

The downstream risk

Accreditation and referring physician trust

When turnaround times slip, referring physicians start routing patients elsewhere. When read queues back up, accreditation reviewers start asking questions. The reputational and regulatory cost of a coverage gap does not show up on an invoice but it is real and it compounds.

There is a reason the best-run hospital radiology departments are moving away from pure in-house staffing and away from the locum agency model.

Not because they are outsourcing radiology. Because they are building a hybrid radiology practice.

A model where your in-house team handles what they do best, and a fully integrated partner handles overflow, subspecialty routing, and surge coverage without your administrators scheduling a single shift.

That is what FlexRads is built to do.

Two ways to work with FlexRads

Both tracks start with the same 30-minute call. Tell us where you are and we figure out the right fit together.

Overflow and subspecialty

Zero-backlog coverage program

For hospitals with an in-house radiology team that needs reliable overflow and subspecialty reads. You keep your radiologists. We fill the gaps your team should not have to absorb.

  • Subspecialty-matched reads on demand
  • Direct PACS/RIS integration, no workflow change for your staff
  • Surge coverage without calling an agency
  • A dedicated radiologist team, not a rotating pool
Social Proof

Let's look at some case studies

Real outcomes from hospitals that made the shift.

38% Reduction in locum spend
60 Days to first results
$890K Annualized savings
Community Hospital · 340 Beds · Replace with real hospital name

38% reduction in locum spend within 60 days of go-live

Regional community hospital was calling in locum radiologists 4–5 nights/week at $4,200/shift for overnight neuro reads. FlexRads replaced the entire overnight coverage model with a dedicated team that integrated directly into their PACS.

  • Eliminated overnight locum calls entirely within 30 days
  • TAT dropped from 6.2 hours to 1.8 hours on overnight studies
  • $890K in annualized savings against prior locum spend
Multi-Site Health System · 3 Facilities · Replace with real system name

Zero missed TAT SLAs for 6 consecutive months across all sites

Health system with three facilities across two states was managing three separate radiology contracts with inconsistent subspecialty coverage. MSK and neuro reads were being outsourced to a fourth vendor at premium rates.

  • Unified subspecialty coverage across all 3 sites under one contract
  • Subspecialty routing fully automated — no admin coordination
  • No agency fees paid since go-live. All coverage through FlexRads
0 Missed SLAs in 6 months
3 Sites unified under one team
100% Subspecialty coverage met

"FlexRads made the integration simple. Their team came prepared, answered questions quickly, and worked well with our IT staff. They gave us a roadmap and a VPN sheet, set the cadence, and completed the integration ahead of schedule."

33Level Health Integrations Tom Shulluck, Head of IT

"The FlexRads doctors made our day-to-day work easier. They stepped up during a crisis, helped us protocol studies, took calls from referring doctors, and answered questions when we needed them. They also gave us a direct number so we could reach a radiologist quickly."

Bayonne University Hospital Antonio Garcia, Chief CT Technologist

"FlexRads stepped in during a difficult transition and gave us the support we needed. They covered PET-CT studies, complex MRIs, and the emergency department. Their team improved turnaround times and helped us keep patient care on track."

Hoboken University Hospital John Rimmer, Chief Medical Officer

"We lost our primary covering group at the end of December and went two weeks without coverage. FlexRads stepped up and had us running again in less than a week. Their team communicates well, delivers reports on time, and provides consistent quality."

Tallahassee Primary Care Paul Wannegan, Chief Executive Officer

"Working with FlexRads has been a great experience. Their team is professional, responsive, and consistent. They deliver accurate, timely reads for our routine exams, and their radiologists provide thorough interpretations. That support has helped us maintain quality patient care and reduce worklist backlogs. I would recommend FlexRads to any practice that needs a dependable radiology partner. Their support is flexible, the process has been seamless, and their radiologists have been a real asset to our practice."

Lakefront Radiology Mike Kalfin

"FlexRads helped us fill coverage gaps on several occasions. Their support allowed us to keep growing and moving forward despite the challenges facing radiology today. They stepped in when we needed them most and became an important part of our success."

Montrose Regional Health Bodie Blowers

"We had an excellent experience with FlexRads. Their team was flexible and stepped in with very little notice. The reports were high quality, and turnaround times were great. They also covered every modality we needed, including Nuclear Medicine, which was a big help."

Memorial Hospital Jeff Richmond

What you actually get

Subspecialty-matched reads

Complex studies route to the right radiologist by subspecialty automatically. Neuro, body, MSK, cardiothoracic, and more.

PACS and RIS integration

We connect to your existing imaging systems. Our IT team manages setup end to end, your staff changes nothing.

Dedicated radiologist team

Not a pool. A consistent group who learns your protocols, preferences, and referring physicians' expectations.

Turnaround reporting

Periodic reporting on turnaround times, discrepancy trends, and service metrics. Performance stays visible.

Direct radiologist access

When a referring physician has a question they reach the interpreting radiologist directly. Not a call center.

Surge coverage

Vacations, sick days, unexpected volume spikes covered. No last-minute calls to an agency.

Credentialing support

We handle credentialing for our radiologists at your facility. You get the coverage, we handle the paperwork.

Quality assurance

Peer review, discrepancy tracking, protocol standardization, and collaboration with your referring clinicians.

From first call to full coverage

Coverage assessment

Free, 30 minutes. We review your radiology volumes, modalities, subspecialty needs, and workflow. You leave knowing exactly where your coverage gaps are and whether FlexRads is the right fit.

Integration planning

Our IT team handles PACS and RIS connectivity, routing rules, and protocol setup. Takes 48 to 72 hours. Your staff manages nothing during this phase.

Coverage live

Studies flow. Reports come back. Backlogs clear. You stop paying locum rates for volume that should not require them.

Is this the right fit?

NOT FOR YOU IF

  • You are looking for a short-term locum placement
  • You are not open to integrating an external clinical team into your workflow
  • Your radiology department is fully covered with no subspecialty or volume gaps

FOR YOU IF

  • You have in-house radiologists stretched across too much volume
  • You are spending $150,000 or more annually on locum radiology coverage
  • You have subspecialty gaps affecting care quality or referring physician confidence
  • You are a CMO, VP of Radiology, or CFO who needs a coverage model that scales
  • You are planning facility growth and need radiology infrastructure that grows with it
  • You have had coverage crises that were expensive or disruptive

Common questions

Most facilities are fully operational within 2 to 4 weeks. Our IT team manages the entire connectivity process including PACS and RIS interfaces, routing setup, and go-live testing. Your staff's workload during implementation is minimal.

No. FlexRads works as an extension of your existing team, not a replacement for it. Your radiologists keep their workflow. We handle the overflow and subspecialty volume they would otherwise have to absorb.

Diagnostic radiology, X-RAY, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, PET/CT interpretation and others. We will confirm specific subspecialties and volumes during the coverage assessment.

Locum agencies place individual physicians for short-term shifts at premium rates, without continuity, and without integration into your workflow. FlexRads is a persistent partner. A dedicated team directly integrated into your systems with a service model built around your facility.

We structure our partnerships for the long term because sustained improvement in turnaround times, quality, and cost requires stability. We will discuss structure during the assessment call based on your specific situation.

Let's look at your coverage setup

30 minutes. No pitch deck. No pressure.