Author: Southwest Diagnostic Imaging Center

Meet our Technical Division Employee of the Quarter!!!

Kelly Tokar / CT Department Supervisor – The CT Department went through a tremendous change during the later portion of 2014 by renovating the department and installing two new state-of-the-art CT scanners. This was extremely challenging and stressful for the department, as they were performing on one CT scanner what they would normally do with two scanners. Kelly Tokar guided her department through this project with her positive, can-do attitude. Not only was she dealing with the scanner situation, there was the construction and the associated interruptions and challenges, equipment being moved out and in, disrupting patient flow, as well as the extra people, construction workers, and equipment service engineers milling in and around the department. In addition, once the first new scanner was operational, she adjusted staffing to accommodate applications training while still providing outstanding customer service to the patients her department serves. Kelly, thank you for your passion and dedication, not only to Southwest Diagnostic Imaging Center, but to the patients you serve and the department you lead.

Meet our Technical Services Employee of the Month for October 2014:

Korey K.(CT Department) – Korey does an outstanding job working with our Radiologist on protocols and giving ideas to help complete referring physician’s imaging needs. He works closely with Shauna on all CT research studies. He is our lead technologist on scanning research cadavers, which requires arriving as early as 4:00 am to complete studies. Korey is responsible for keeping up to date the licenses/registration renewals (ACR) for the CT department. Korey maintains QA for both scanners and works directly with our medical physics on Radiation Dose Reduction. Korey attended training in Milwaukee to prepare for our new scanners. He will be responsible for new protocols for the system and training the CT staff. Korey is looked up to by his peers and I’m thankful to have him on the CT Team.

Some fun facts about Korey:
1) How many years have you worked at SWDIC? 14 1/2 years

2) What’s the most rewarding part of your job? Being told from patients that I treated them with passion/kindness and telling me that I did a GREAT JOB helping them with their exams.

3) Cowboys, Rangers, or Mavericks? American’s Team Dallas Cowboys

4) If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Fiji (Trying to plan that trip in the next 4 years with my wife)

5) What’s your favorite food? Pancakes with lots of butter & syrup & BACON!!!

6) What would you do if someone gave you $100 today? I have two little girls. Money never stays in Daddy’s pocket.

7) What are your hobbies? I love to exercise/run.

8) What is your favorite season of the year? Football Season LOL!!!

9) How many are in your family? Total 4 (Including Me) Beautiful Wife (Cecelia) daughter (Kamani 5 y/o) and daughter Kori (aka Ko-Ko 2 y/o)

10) Where did you go to high school/college? I attended University High School in Waco, Texas and Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas), and El Centro College (Dallas, Texas)