Madisonhealth Executive Director of Diagnostic Services Casey Dye, MHA, RT (R) ARRT, started his imaging career with a goal to help people get back to living their best lives.
It is a never-ending goal because every time he and the healthcare team at the Rexburg, Idaho, hospital did just that there was soon another patient to help.
Casey developed another goal while tending to his first one. The new goal is to serve as a mentor and a leader who cares about his colleagues and their careers.
One goal the humble Casey did not have on his to-do list was to be recognized nationally for his leadership and the quality patient care he helps deliver. Yet, that is exactly what happened as a recipient of an ICE Diamond Award.
Casey accepted the award earlier this year at the 2026 Imaging Conference & Expo in San Antonio, Texas. Proud family members, friends, peers and fellow award winners looked on and listened to his passionate acceptance speech.
In his comments, Casey shared the axiom “Teachers open the door, but a student must enter in by themselves.” It is a statement that reflects his own belief in the power of mentorships having served as both a mentor and a mentee.
“My approach is to lead by example. I must be willing to step in and do things that I ask my team to do,” Casey explained regarding his approach to leadership. “As a leader, I welcome ideas on how we can improve and progress our departments. Policies set the border for all of us to follow. Within those established borders, team members are welcomed and encouraged to give the best care possible to our customers. I stress to treat each customer as though they are your family member.”
“When you look at a person, remember they have a family member or members that think they are amazing at their job!” he said. “So, treat them like they are doing an amazing job and they will be amazing, or at least help them be amazing.”
It is an approach he has used to attain goals. Casey says he considers his greatest accomplishment one that continues on a daily basis.
“Managing seven different departments that are growing, progressing and actively working to break down silos towards each other and see each other as all on the same team with the same goal to accomplish,” Casey says when asked about his greatest feat. “Each of these departments having their own unique challenges and trying to keep each challenge small with minimal disruptions to the team and customers. I can be in the middle of one conversation about an area of concern while receiving a text from another person in another department needing urgent attention. I can quickly pause the conversation, address the urgent issue and come back to pick up where we left off without the need to be reminded where we were in our conversation.”
Casey has come a long way since his introduction to diagnostic imaging as a child.
“I was exposed to the radiology world several times throughout my early life. When I was about 10, I was with my uncle who is a radiology technologist. He was called into the hospital while we were out and I was able to go with him and see some of the behind the scenes of what he did,” he recalls. “I then was able to tour and learn more about the radiology department when I was in Boy Scouts of America.”
Later in life, he was hired as a radiology aide and transported patients from the emergency department to the radiology department. His immersion in radiology continued in college when he began developing X-ray film while working on pre-requisites for a radiology program at Idaho State University.
From a 10-year-old boy interested in his uncle’s job to an award-winning imaging professional, Casey continues to love his job because of what it allows him to do.
“I love helping people and want to help them have the best life possible. It takes a team to make this happen,” Casey says. “I learned early in my career when a person comes in from an accident, the trauma has already happened. I get to try and take a Michelangelo X-ray of something that should not look like it does. From these images, the radiologist can quickly help their colleagues to treat the patient.”
He also loves his family.
“My family is my world. I love watching them grow and excel in their passions and interests,” Casey says. “I have three children. A son currently serving a full-time mission for our faith. I also have two daughters, one graduating high school while simultaneously graduating college with her associates in general studies this spring and one finishing up her sophomore year of high school.”
At work or at home, Casey is a humble leader who seeks out the best in those around him.
Who has had the biggest influence on your life?
My parents have been the biggest influence on my life. In particular, my father. In high school one year for homecoming week, the student body was asked to dress up as our hero of the day. I chose to dress up like my dad. He is my hero. He served as a medic in the Vietnam War leaving behind my mother and my oldest brother to serve our country. When he returned, they lost the farm they had started before the war. They then moved and started building cabins with his brother in a small town in Idaho close to Yellowstone National Park where we all have called home since. In a time where bitterness could have easily consumed them both, they chose happiness and to stay close to our faith while rising my siblings and me. When someone needed help from a leaking roof or frozen pipes in their cabin, my dad would get a call and off we would go to help someone in need. He is a very selfless and compassionate gentleman. He has passed this trait on to all of his children. When you are truly serving others, you find true happiness that warms your heart. This lesson has carried me throughout my life. He always said growing up, “spare the rod, spoil the child,” then quickly followed it up with “that is a fishing rod of course!” We spent many hours in a boat fishing and talking about everything!
