The C/N Group Completes Sale of Downtown Imaging Center to Kaleida Health

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The C/N Group Completes Sale of Downtown Imaging Center to Kaleida Health

Buffalo, NY—The C/N Group, Inc. has closed the sale of its downtown diagnostic imaging center to Kaleida Heatlh, making October 9th, 2009 the last day of operations for the twenty year-old facility. Physicians Imaging Center of WNY opened in 1989, and was the C/N Group’s first healthcare project in the Buffalo area.Read More
   
C/N Group CEO discusses outlook for diagnostic imaging market

Ravi Chopra, President and CEO, The C/N Group, located just outside of Chicago, sees the current developments as, "a part of the natural maturation process. The free-standing imaging business saw rapid growth, and now there will be a period of consolidation. But we provide an essential service that is not going away. I believe our service is much more focused on the patient, and focused on detailed, quality reports, because we typically do not perform imaging on an emergency basis, when quick, "yes or no" interpretations are required. The question is, how much non-critical diagnostic imaging will continue to be performed on an outpatient basis, and how much will be hospital-based?"

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Ravi Chopra named one of top 44 CEO’s to know in ASC Industry

Ravi Chopra — The C/N Group. Prior to founding the C/N Group in 1980, Mr. Chopra served in various executive management positions in the steel industry, including chief industrial engineer for Youngstown Steel (now International Steel Group) and director of engineering services for Wisconsin Steel (now Envirodyne Industries). He holds a BSME from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India; MSIE from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla., and MBA from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Chopra's sons, Raman Chopra and Rajiv Chopra, work as CIO and director of strategic planning, respectively, for the company.

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C/N Group among 50 ASC companies to watch

The C/N Group. Founded in 1980 by Ravi Chopra, The C/N Group participates in the development, operation and ownership of outpatient healthcare facilities, including ASCs, diagnostic imaging centers and multi-specialty clinics. Family owned and -operated, the company employs more than 200 people at its various facilities. Self-funded by members of the executive management team, including Rum Chopra and Raj Chopra, the firm has grown significantly over the last few years.

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Rajiv Chopra discusses ophthalmology trends and best practices in ASCs

Pre-screen patients. "We’re seeing more and older patients with the aging of America," Mr. Chopra says. "Our patients are much older on average than we saw three to five years ago. That creates a greater challenge in caring for that patient. We’re pre-screen before we schedule them for surgery. Someone who is 80 could have an irregular heart beat and might not be able to tolerate anesthesia. Because of this demographic shift some of our patients are at higher risk and we need to plan and adapt to that."

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Even efficient operations improve through advanced planning, says Rajiv Chopra, principal and chief financial officer with The C/N Group, an ASC and imaging center development and management company. "Pulling supply trays in advance, documenting lens requests, communicating with the surgeon’s office all have positive impacts on readiness, efficiency, inventory needs, turnover time and quality and risk management."

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Ravi Chopra.

Ravi Chopra is the president and CEO of the C/N Group, which is involved in the development of surgery and imaging centers throughout the country. Under his leadership, the C/N Group has completed healthcare-related projects totaling over $80 million in capital expenditures.

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The C/N Group — The C/N Group is a family owned and operated company that develops and operates ASCs, imaging centers and several other healthcare properties across the county. Serving the healthcare industry since 1980, The C/N Group's services include project development, healthcare management and healthcare consulting.


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Arlington Medical Imaging (AMI) Acquired

The C/N Group is pleased to announce its purchase of Arlington Medical Imaging (AMI) from the Kings Medical Group. For nearly ten years, AMI has provided the Arlington, Texas community with diagnostic imaging services that currently includes high-field and open MRI systems, CT, X-Ray, Ultrasound, DEXA, and PET scanning. Read more...
   
Portage Health Center to Expand

Ravi Chopra's career path took a sharp turn more than 25 years ago when the former steel industry engineer began developing health care facilities. The C/N Group, made up of Chopra and his sons, Raman and Rajiv, will break ground in a few weeks on it's latest project, an addition to the Portage Health Center on U.S. 6 in Portage. The Expansion will make room for an additional nine or ten physicians' practices at the health center, adding to seven or eight practices already there. Read more...

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