South Georgia Radiology Associates

What South Georgia Radiology Associates does

South Georgia Radiology Associates, LLC (SGRA) is a physician-led, Georgia-domiciled limited liability company that provides professional radiology interpretation and imaging services to rural hospitals, urgent care centers, and healthcare facilities across southern and northern Georgia. The practice operates through direct contracts with approximately 20 partner hospitals across 27 service locations and reads over 600,000 exams annually. Its service mix spans diagnostic radiology, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal radiology, breast imaging, interventional procedures, nuclear medicine, fluoroscopy, MRI, mammography, and ultrasound, with a documented emphasis on STAT and urgent-care turnaround times.

The underlying technology is a teleradiology platform built on a cloud-based Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), administered in-house by a dedicated IT Director and PACS Administrator. SGRA maintains annually updated imaging protocols and guidelines across CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Radiography, and Ultrasound modalities, and uses Computer-Aided Detection as part of its mammography workflow. The group holds Joint Commission Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation and is staffed by approximately 17 board-certified radiologists, including subspecialty-trained physicians recruited from institutions such as UNC Chapel Hill, Emory, Indiana University, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, alongside non-physician executive leadership (CEO David Castleberry and CFO Cindy Bierschenk).

SGRA generates revenue by billing insurance companies and patients separately from hospital facility fees for the professional component of radiology services, with payments collected through its billing office in Statesboro, Georgia. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no consumer-facing channel; growth has come from organic hospital contract wins, physician recruiting, and expansion of teleradiology-enabled urgent care work, rather than from external funding or M&A. The company is privately held by its participating physicians with no disclosed outside capital.

Name

South Georgia Radiology Associates

Legal name

South Georgia Radiology Associates, LLC

Website

https://southgeorgiaradiology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Georgia Radiology Associates is a Georgia-based radiology group providing professional imaging interpretation, teleradiology, and subspecialty reads to roughly 20 rural partner hospitals and urgent care centers across 27 locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diagnostic Radiology Services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiology Imaging Centers (X-ray/CT/MRI/Ultrasound) (HLAFAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Imaging & Specialty Radiology Centers (PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology) (HLAFAKAB), Breast Imaging Centers (Mammography/Tomosynthesis) (HLAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Radiology interpretation services
• Teleradiology services
• Diagnostic imaging
• Hospital radiology staffing
• Medical imaging procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Radiology Services Billing: SGRA provides radiology interpretation services to partner hospitals and bills for professional services rendered. They bill insurance companies and patients separately from hospital facility charges. Services include diagnostic radiology, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal radiology, and interventional procedures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SGRA provides professional diagnostic imaging interpretation and teleradiology services to rural hospitals, urgent care centers, and healthcare facilities across southern Georgia. Its board-certified radiologists deliver 24/7 coverage with subspecialty expertise in Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Breast Imaging, and Interventional Radiology, reading more than 600,000 exams annually across MRI, CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and Fluoroscopy modalities.

Product overview

South Georgia Radiology Associates provides radiology services as a unified practice offering multiple imaging modalities including Fluoroscopy, Interventional Radiology, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. Services are delivered through a network of 27 hospital partner locations throughout southern Georgia and via advanced Teleradiology capabilities. Board-certified radiologists interpret over 600,000 exams annually, with subspecialty expertise in Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology. The practice serves both hospital clients requiring imaging interpretation and urgent care centers seeking rapid turnaround times.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fluoroscopy An X-ray technique that captures real-time images of functioning organs inside the body using a fluoroscope device and contrast dye (barium or iodine) to visualize internal structures in motion. Used to detect problems with esophagus, stomach, colon, bladder, spinal cord, joints, uterus, and fallopian tubes.
• Interventional Radiology A medical sub-specialty utilizing minimally-invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat patients. Includes liver, lung, breast, and thyroid biopsies; ultrasound-guided paracentesis/thoracentesis; CT-guided drains; and other image-guided interventions.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Medical imaging that combines radiofrequency waves, a strong magnetic field, and a computer to capture detailed images without the use of X-rays. Uses coils and scanners to produce cross-sectional images of organs and tissues.
• Mammography Breast tissue examination and screening tool for early detection of breast cancer. Uses compression with a plastic paddle to improve image quality and visibility of abnormalities. Includes Computer Aided Detection (CAD) for enhanced analysis.
• Nuclear Medicine A radiology sub-specialty combining imaging technology with small amounts of radioactive material to detect and diagnose medical conditions. Uses gamma cameras to detect energy emitted by radioactive substances inside the body.
• Ultrasound An imaging procedure using high-frequency sound waves transmitted through the body. Sound waves bounce off organs and tissues and are converted into real-time images viewed on a video monitor.
• Teleradiology Services Remote radiology interpretation services utilizing cloud-based PACS technology to provide rapid turnaround times for urgent care centers and hospital clients, with typical interpretation times of 4 hours for routine exams and less than 20 minutes for STAT radiology exams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000+ exams read per year across all facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Radiology Partners: Largest physician-led radiology practice in the US with national scale. Comparable as it offers similar professional radiology interpretation, subspecialty reads, and teleradiology services across hundreds of hospital partners, though at vastly larger scale than SGRA.
• US Radiology Specialists: Large multi-state radiology practice backed by private equity. Comparable as it provides professional radiology services to hospitals and health systems across multiple states, though operating at greater scale and broader geographic footprint than SGRA.
• Envision Healthcare: Large healthcare services company with radiology interpretation among its offerings. Comparable as it serves hospital clients with outsourced radiology services, though as part of a much broader physician staffing portfolio.

Direct peers

• vRad (MEDNAX Radiology Solutions): One of the largest teleradiology providers in the US, offering remote interpretation with rapid turnaround times. Directly comparable to SGRA's teleradiology platform and cloud-based PACS-enabled delivery model for hospital and urgent care clients.
• Rayus Radiology: National diagnostic imaging provider offering subspecialty reads and teleradiology services to healthcare partners. Comparable to SGRA in offering both advanced imaging interpretation and remote coverage capabilities for partner hospitals.
• Foundation Radiology Group: Radiology practice providing subspecialty reads and teleradiology services to community hospitals. Closely comparable to SGRA's regional hospital partnership model and focus on providing subspecialty expertise to underserved markets.
• LucidHealth: Radiology services provider combining local on-site radiology with teleradiology for hospital systems. Comparable hybrid model mirrors SGRA's mix of 27 on-site partner locations and cloud-based remote interpretation capabilities.

Regional players

• Central Texas Radiology Associates: Regional radiology practice providing diagnostic imaging interpretation to hospitals in central Texas. Comparable regional hospital partnership model and rural market focus, though serving a different geography than SGRA's Georgia footprint.
• Diversified Radiology: Regional radiology group providing subspecialty reads and teleradiology to hospitals primarily in the Western US. Comparable in offering remote interpretation and subspecialty expertise to community hospitals, though in different geographic markets.
• Radiology Associates of North Texas: Large multi-hospital radiology practice serving healthcare facilities across North Texas. Comparable regional hospital partnership model with subspecialty interpretation services, though at different geographic scale and market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthGeorgiaRadiologyAssociates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-georgia-radiology-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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