Matt Woods, MSHA, RT(R)(MR), is the imaging director at Colleton Medical Center. He holds a Master of Science in Health Care Management from Trident University International.
Prior to joining Colleton Medical Center, Woods served as practice director for Radiology Partners in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he led and implemented several successful projects positively impacting patient care.
“We are excited to welcome Matt to the Colleton Medical Center team,” says Dayton Strader, vice president of operations. “Matt has already proven to be a motivated leader with a firm understanding of imaging operations and management.”
In his role as the director of imaging, Woods provides coordinated leadership of the imaging unit including CT scans, X-rays, lung cancer screenings, ultrasounds, MRI, nuclear medicine, and mammograms.
Like many in the diagnostic imaging field, Woods career began after some first-hand experience.
“I knew I wanted to go into health care, but I didn’t know what area. My mom who is a nurse was able to get me a job shadowing opportunity and I was hooked,” Woods explains.
It is a decision he does not regret.
“I love helping patients and helping staff in their career and growth in the profession,” Woods says when asked why he loves his job.
When prompted, Woods says that his greatest accomplishment is earning his MSHA and becoming a director of radiology. It is a role he takes seriously and one he uses to help advance his colleagues.
“I am a lead from the front individual. I want people to be able to grow. I work with them on their goals and how to best take care of patients,” Woods says.
It is an approach that he himself has benefitted from during his career.
“My mentor, Chris Jones, was someone I started with on a weekend shift as an X-ray student. He grew in leadership and helped me grow in how I handled myself and critically thinking through projects or staffing,” Woods says. “He would allow me to lead projects and report out. He was also available to me even after we both moved in different paths in our careers. Larry Dry, who was my last vice president at my previous employer, was a great mentor in teaching me how to present to senior executives at a hospital and how to work with physicians – especially radiologists.”
Woods and his wife, Heidi, have two children Ethan, 13, and Makena, 11. When not at work, he says that he enjoys playing golf and cheering for his kids at their various sporting events.
