Outsourced teleradiology blamed for weeks-long imaging report delays at Tennessee hospital

Switching from local radiologists to an India-based teleradiology company led to weeks-long radiology report delays at a Tennessee hospital, with clinicians warning of missed strokes and diagnostic errors.

• CommonSpirit Health’s Chattanooga hospital ended its contract with a local radiology group in June 2026, outsourcing to Apollo Radiology (India).
• Clinicians report serious delays, technical failures, and a rise in inconclusive or erroneous reports; internal communications acknowledged an imaging backlog.
• The open letter warns that delays have affected emergency stroke patients and inpatients, risking untreated conditions.

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