How Referring Physicians and Technologists Contact an HNRA Radiologist

Call the HNRA central support line. Houston Northwest Radiology Association states that one number connects you to an HNRA radiologist who will speak directly with your technician or physician. This is the contact route HNRA describes for referring physicians and their patients, and the practice says it is always available to take care of them. The site does not publish the actual phone number in the available page content, so obtain it from the HNRA website or your existing referral materials before you need it.

Who this contact route is for

HNRA provides professional radiology services to hospitals, physician offices, and outpatient imaging centers. The central line is described as the way for two groups to reach a radiologist:

• Referring physicians who need to discuss a case, a report, or a patient.
• Technologists who need a radiologist to talk with them directly during an exam or study.

The same page states that HNRA does not outsource its work, so the radiologist on the line is an HNRA physician rather than an outside service.

What to expect when you call

The 30-minute figure refers to final report turnaround, not to how quickly a call is answered; the page does not specify call response times.

Why the subspecialty mix matters when you call

Every HNRA physician is board-certified, and the radiologists hold additional certifications in subspecialties including neuroradiology, mammography, interventional radiology, PET, pediatric radiology, and nuclear medicine. When your question falls in one of these areas, say so when you call so the conversation reaches a radiologist with that subspecialty background. The page does not describe a formal triage or routing process, so stating the study type and subspecialty need up front is the practical approach.

Before you dial: a short checklist

1. Have the phone number ready. Since the number is not shown in the available page content, save it from the HNRA site or your referral packet in advance.
2. Identify yourself and your role — referring physician, office staff, or technologist — and name your facility.
3. State the study and the subspecialty area, for example neuroradiology or pediatric radiology.
4. Have patient and study identifiers on hand so the radiologist can locate the case in the PACS/RIS system.
5. Say what you need: a direct conversation with the technologist during the exam, a physician-to-physician discussion, or a question about a report.

Common sticking points

• No published number in the page content. Do not assume a number you find elsewhere is current; confirm it through HNRA directly.
• Expecting a general call center. The page describes the line as reaching a radiologist who will talk with your technician or physician, not a scheduling desk.
• Assuming the 30-minute report time covers phone response. It does not; the page ties that figure to final report turnaround.
• Calling without case details. Because reports run through a dedicated PACS/RIS system, having identifiers ready helps the radiologist pull up the study during the call.

For questions about coverage, subspecialty availability, or how the service works with your facility, the central support line is the single entry point HNRA describes.