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Shared Medical Services

Imaging Service

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Largest OEM-certified mobile imaging fleet in the US — MRI, CT, PET/CT. Employee-owned with 45+ years serving hospitals. Multi-OEM partnerships.

Key Features

  • OEM-certified and OEM-serviced mobile imaging fleet (MRI, CT, PET/CT, Cardiac PET/CT)
  • Parked mobile units for long-term facility access
  • Routed mobile imaging for scheduled multi-site service
  • Interim solutions during equipment upgrades, construction, or failures
  • No capital investment or construction required for deployment

What It Helps You Do

OEM-certified mobile fleet No capital outlay for hospitals Employee-owned (ESOP)

What Sets Them Apart

Nation's largest OEM-certified and OEM-serviced mobile imaging fleet, employee-owned (ESOP since 2012), with 45+ years of operational history and partnerships with all major imaging OEMs.

How Shared Medical Services Uses AI

No AI/ML

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Key Numbers

  • Founded November 1980 (45+ years)
  • ESOP since 2012

Tags

mobile-imaging mri ct pet-ct oem-certified

Trust Signals

Customers
Nationwide hospital network
Certifications
OEM-certified by Canon, GE HealthCare, Philips, Siemens Healthineers, United Imaging
Investors / Funding
Employee-owned via ESOP since 2012.
Case Studies
Partnered with United Imaging to bring the first U.S. mobile digital PET/CT unit to market.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long has Shared Medical Services been in business and is it employee-owned?

Shared Medical Services was founded in November 1980 and is headquartered in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. It is employee-owned through an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) since 2012, with 45-plus years of operating history in mobile imaging.

What imaging modalities does Shared Medical Services provide?

Shared Medical Services provides OEM-certified and OEM-serviced mobile imaging for MRI, CT, PET/CT, and cardiac PET/CT. Units can be deployed as parked long-term, routed multi-site, or interim coverage during upgrades, construction, or equipment failures, with no capital investment or construction required by the hospital.

Which OEMs does Shared Medical Services partner with?

Shared Medical Services describes itself as the nation's largest OEM-certified and OEM-serviced mobile imaging fleet, with multi-OEM partnerships. It worked with United Imaging to bring the first U.S. mobile digital PET/CT unit to market. An exact count of mobile units is not publicly disclosed.

Does Shared Medical Services use AI?

No. Shared Medical Services markets mobile imaging fleet deployment and OEM-certified service, not AI or machine-learning products.

Sources

  1. Shared Medical Services official site
  2. United Imaging - first U.S. mobile digital PET/CT with Shared Medical Services

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Last updated: June 9, 2026