Memorial Hospital News
Nuclear medicine earns ACR accreditation
12-Sep-2011
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Kelly Cleland, C.N.M.T., R.T. (N) and Renee Ackerman, C.N.M.T., R.T. (N) from Memorial Hospital's nuclear medicine program |
Memorial Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Department has earned a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material, ingested by the patient, to diagnose and treat a variety of disease, including many types of cancers, heart disease, and certain other abnormalities within the body.
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| Nathan Perkins, diagnostic imaging director |
According to Nathan Perkins, Memorial Hospital’s director of diagnostic imaging, “This accreditation demonstrates to our patients that Memorial Hospital’s imaging department performs at the highest levels of quality and safety.”
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
“The ACR is the nation’s top imaging accreditation organization. Its stamp of approval illustrates our commitment to Memorial Hospital’s vision of being a nationally recognized health care facility that provides top-notch, compassionate patient care,” added Perkins.
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Memorial Hospital has service Sandusky County and neighboring communities since 1918. It is a 186 licensed-bed hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient services. In addition to diagnostic imaging services, such as CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and digital mammography, Memorial Hospital provides surgery, intensive care, emergency care, rehabilitation services, mental health services, hospice care and much more. For more information, visit memorialhcs.org.
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