- Primary CareFor Treatment. We will use your PHI to furnish services and supplies to you, in accordance with our policies and procedures. For example, we may use your medical history, such as any presence or absence of heart disease or whether you have had prior surgery, before performing requested diagnostic services. We may need to obtain PHI from other sources to in order to perform and interpret diagnostic services. Or, we may be asked to provide your PHI to your primary care physician or other medical providers involved in your care.
- Mental HealthWe are required to comply with state privacy laws when they are stricter (or more protective of your PHI) than federal law. Some types of sensitive PHI, such as HIV information, genetic information, alcohol and/or substance abuse records and mental health records may be subject to additional confidentiality protections under state or federal law.
- UltrasoundA collaboration between Sutter Buttes Imaging and Rideout Health has culminated in a state-of-the art facility utilizing the most current technology in a warm and inviting atmosphere. The Radiologists of Sutter Buttes Imaging continue to interpret all imaging and perform stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopies at the Center for Women’s Imaging.
- MRISome procedures require pre-screening to ensure patient safety. Once your CT or MRI appointment is made, a coordinator will contact you to conduct a pre-appointment interview including a brief medical history.
- RadiologyThe radiologists of Sutter Buttes Imaging are proud to represent a legacy of over 50 years of radiology and imaging services to the Yuba-Sutter community. From its humble origins to today’s digital imaging world, Sutter Buttes Imaging (SBI) embodies the best of a local medical practice firmly rooted in the Bi-County region, dedicated to bringing the best imaging technology to our local patients and doctors. Our Board Certified physicians offer you the area’s broadest range of digital imaging services.
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- MammographyToday, three current radiologists follow in their fathers’ footsteps; Drs. Nelson Frink, Susan Lott and Robert Wankmuller, Jr. While retaining its roots in the past, SBI has now become the first fully-digital free-standing imaging facility in the area, utilizing PACS technology. Complementing its high-resolution MRI unit, the Shasta Street facility recently added a multi-slice CT scanner, digital x-ray services, and most recently, state-of-the art digital mammography. By drawing on the latest in sophisticated imaging technology, the group proudly continues its dedication to community-based medical care for the Yuba-Sutter area.
- Interventional RadiologyDr. Frink has been with the practice over twenty-five years. He divides his work days between Diagnostic Imaging and his subspecialization in Interventional Radiology, which utilizes imaging to guide minimally-invasive procedures to diagnose and treat medical conditions, many of which used to require major surgery. He has been married to Jan Frink for over thirty-three years, and they raised their three children here in the Yuba Sutter community. Dr. Frink is a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian church in Yuba City. His local volunteer activities include former Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 6 in Yuba City, multiple trips with the Yuba-Sutter Mexico Mission youth trip to build houses for needy families and other local youth activities. Dr. Frink is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys having so many activities available in our area, including hiking, skiing, hunting and fishing. He is a cyclist, including bicycle racing in the past, but now sticks with recreational road and mountain biking. Dr. Frink also enjoys kiteboarding at the Thermalito Afterbay and in the Sacramento Delta with his grown sons.