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  • 1.  Lack of PET Techs!

    Posted 05-03-2024 14:05

    We are just desperate for PET techs!!!!!!!!   Is anyone else feeling our pain?   I have one lady that drives a couple of hours both ways to work and that is our ONLY tech!   Also, with PET techs, how many on a average scans is your facility doing?

    Thanks so much!

    Shana



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    Shana Long
    Reimbursement Manager
    Biomedical Research Foundation
    Shreveport LA
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  • 2.  RE: Lack of PET Techs!

    Posted 05-06-2024 07:26

    We do not have a shortage of PET Techs. We do run our facility lean.  We currently have 4 pet techs that work rotating schedules covering patients.  Our typical patient count per day on the scanner is 14.  We do open a couple of Saturday mornings a month and do on average 5-6 patients based on demand.



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    DAWN KRUECKEBERG
    BILLING OPERATIONS MANAGER
    FWRADIOLOGY, PET IMAGING SERVICES, AND BREAST DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
    3707 NEW VISION DRIVE
    FORT WAYNE, IN 46845
    PH#2604694766
    EMAIL: dawn.krueckeberg@fwradiology.com
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  • 3.  RE: Lack of PET Techs!

    Posted 05-07-2024 09:37

    Yes, we struggle to get PET techs.  We have one full time permanent that leads the department and are paying a traveler at a very high rate.  We do an average of 14 PET's a week. No one seems to be going to school for this training in our surrounding area.



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    Debbie Carabin
    Chief Financial Officer
    The Radiology Clinic
    Tuscaloosa AL
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