Valley Diagnostic Imaging Services

Had to come here for a CT scan and though as nervous as I was, I felt like I was in great hands and was made to feel very comfortable.
The Diagnostic Imagining center is in the Olympic Building, at the very bottom of the hill at the back of the hospital. Parking is limited down in that area, but there are garages up the hill a little ways.
Pretty busy place — when I scheduled my appointment, the earliest they had was two weeks out. They are very good at communicating information back and forth via e-​mail or phone calls.
The girls at the front desk are super friendly, and very understanding of needs. I had a really hard time with the contrast I had to drink, so they helped me out by getting me a different kind. Easy instructions of what to do pre-​scan and post-​scan.
The waiting room is decently sized, lots of seating. They have water and coffee.
Nurses are very friendly. Mine was very aware of how nervous I was, and I promptly informed her of my fear of needles before we even got in the IV room, She was so nice and walked me through everything she was doing and I didn’t feel a thing — didn’t bruise either for once! They will also offer you a blanket in case you get cold. During the scan as well she talked me through every single thing that was going to happen and was very attentive to me.
If you ever need a CT scan I highly recommend coming here. As I said, they are very good to their patients.

Valley Diagnostic Imaging Services is located in the same complex as Valley Medical Center. There is plenty of available parking in a nearby parking garage, and a sky-​bridge offers quick and convenient passage over. The building itself is fairly typical of most hospital buildings, but rather well signed so navigation through the halls was remarkably easy.
The Imaging Services was found not far away from the little coffee stand and check in was easy and painless. The lady at the check in counter was courteous, and explained the process to me. She provided me a sheet where she wrote down her name and told me that every time someone new was to talk to me that they would also write down their name and position for my reference. I found this to be extremely helpful, not often do I successfully remember medical professionals’ names if I don’t see them regularly.
The reception room was medium sized with a large aquarium off to the side. It appeared that a children’s play area was also located beyond the aquarium, which was a nice touch since that allowed the kids to play in privacy instead of having random people watch them, and the random people could also have their privacy as well.
I didn’t wait long before the imaging technician called my name. My appointment was right on time. I was lead into a room where they did their ultrasound and the imaging technician took my paper and wrote down her name and job title. She then explained to me in detail what was going to happen. The nice thing about it was the goop that they spread on my skin was warm. The last time I did an ultrasound the goop was cold. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but with warm goop I realized how much nicer that was. The technician was very friendly, courteous, and easy going. I felt very at ease with her. When I asked questions about what she was seeing she moved the screen my direction and explained all the shapes that displayed on her screen.
After the ultrasound was done she left momentarily to see if the physician wanted to ask any questions or see anything, and then came back to tell me I could go. She waited for me on the other side of the door and then helped me find my way out.
The whole experience was rather easy going and pleasant really. They took away a lot of the nervousness that goes into something like this.