Newport Hospital has completed construction of a new diagnostic imaging facility to serve residents of the northern area of Newport County. Known as the Portsmouth Imaging Center, the facility is located at 69 Turnpike Avenue in Portsmouth, across the parking lot from Aquidneck Medical Associates and next to the Portsmouth Public Library.

“We have equipped the Portsmouth Imaging Center with the same hospital-quality technology that we have in the hospital itself,” says Arthur J. Sampson, president and CEO of Newport Hospital. The new center boasts a 1.5-tesla open-ended MRI, a 16-slice CT scanner, digital mammography, ultrasound and x-ray. “We understand the importance of bringing these high-quality, accurate diagnostic tools to patients who live or work in Portsmouth and surrounding areas.” Newport Hospital radiologists, all of whom are experienced and board certified, will read and interpret the images at the Portsmouth location.

The Portsmouth Imaging Center opens for business on Monday, June 16.